New NJ law bans retaliation against employees asked to give pay information

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On August 29, the same day that he signed the State’s new workplace social-media-privacy law into effect, Governor Chris Christie signed legislation strengthening was is already a very strong law: New Jersey’s Law Against Discrimination (LAD).

The LAD amendment forbids employers from retaliating against employees who are asked to disclose information regarding pay and benefits, where the information sought could assist in a discrimination action against the employer.

However, as Pamela Wolf at Wolters Kluwer notes, “nothing in the new law requires an employee to disclose such requested information about the employee herself to any other employee or former employee, or to any authorized representative of the other employee or former employee.”

The new law takes effect immediately. So, protect ya neck!