The Senate Labor Committee will meet on Thursday, September 20, 2012 at 10:00 AM in Committee Room 6, First Floor, State House Annex, Trenton, New Jersey.
The following bills will be considered:
S-1630
Bateman/Oroho
Prohibits payment of temporary disability benefits to incarcerated individuals.
S-1898
O'Toole/Allen
Prohibits requirement to provide information for access to account on social networking website by employer.
S-1915
Sweeney/Whelan
Prohibits requirement to disclose user name, password, or other means for accessing account or service through electronic communications device by employers.
S-1916
Sweeney
A-2879
Burzichelli/Greenwald/
Ramos/Conaway/Caride
Prohibits requirement to disclose user name, password, or other means for accessing account or service through electronic communications devices by institutions of higher education.
S-1926
Greenstein
Bans charging workers' compensation claimants for medical expenses, gives Division of Workers' Compensation sole jurisdiction over work-related medical claims. (Binding arbitration)
S-2022
Madden
A-2652 (1R)
Eustace/Singleton/Egan/
Benson/Coughlin
Bans charging workers' compensation claimants for medical expenses, gives Division of Workers' Compensation sole jurisdiction over work-related medical claims.
SCR-123
Scutari
Memorializes Congress and the President to enact the "Team USA Made in America Act of 2012."
A-2878 (1R)
Burzichelli/Greenwald/
Ramos/Conaway/Caride
Prohibits requirement to disclose user name, password, or other means for accessing account or service through electronic communications device by employers.
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