Press Release by Rob Duffey, NJ Working Families Today (Wednesday, July 1) the Newark City Council passed a law that will allow it to protect workers from having their wages stolen by employers. It is the 4th city in New Jersey to do so, with Jersey City soon to follow. The wage theft ordinance allows Newark to suspend or revoke business licenses of employers found to be in violation of state laws governing proper compensation for employees. “No employee should be robbed of the wages they were promised or earned through their own hard work,” said Councilman Eddie Osborne, a sponsor of Newark’s wage theft ordinance. “This ordinance will giving meaningful economic security to thousands of families and we hope it is a model our sister cities around the state will follow.” In cities without wage theft laws, ... Read more