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TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Joseph V. Doria which will guarantee workers involved in any contract on public land a fair living wage was signed into law today by Acting Governor Richard J. Codey.

“New Jersey has a strong history of standing by our working men and women, and ensuring fair treatment for our State’s skilled laborers,” said Senator Doria, D-Hudson, a member of the Senate Labor Committee. “With this new law in place, we’re once again making good on our commitment to provide fair wage and benefits to those workers who perform needed infrastructure upgrades on our public facilities. This law will serve to close loopholes in our State’s guarantee of honest pay for honest work on public projects.”

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Joseph V. Doria which would remove a loophole in the current prevailing wage law which denies contractors working under private contracts on public land a fair living wage was approved by the Senate today by a vote of 31-6, receiving final legislative approval.

“New Jersey enacted a prevailing wage law because we wanted to ensure a fair living wage for our State’s construction projects,” said Senator Doria, D-Hudson, a member of the Senate Labor Committee. “For the most part, I believe government agencies have fully cooperated with the spirit of the law, and paid contractors on publicly-financed projects decent and honest wages. However, when certain entities seek to avoid their prevailing wage obligation through loopholes in the law, the Legislature has a moral imperative to step in.”

TRENTON – A bill sponsored by Senator Joseph V. Doria which would remove a loophole in the current prevailing wage law which denies contractors working under private contracts on public land a fair living wage was approved by the Senate Labor Committee today by a vote of 4-0.

“New Jersey adopted the prevailing wage law as a means to ensure our State’s building contractors are fairly compensated for their work,” said Senator Doria, D-Hudson, a member of the Labor panel. “However, as we’ve seen in practice, confusion over the language and loopholes which violate the spirit of the law have allowed some employers to shirk their responsibilities of fair wage and benefits for contractors. This bill addresses the ambiguity in the current law, and ensures that we live up to our commitment as detailed by the promise of the original prevailing wage.”