ASSEMBLY LABOR COMMITTEE
STATEMENT TO
ASSEMBLY, No. 4841
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
DATED: OCTOBER 24, 2024
The Assembly Labor Committee reports favorably Assembly Bill
No. 4841.
This bill amends the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945,
c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.) (LAD), to make existing provisions consistent,
where appropriate, in prohibiting discrimination based on the source of
a person’s lawful income. Although currently prohibited by the LAD,
this form of discrimination is not articulated consistently throughout
this existing statute. This bill clarifies the LAD’s prohibition on
discrimination based on the source of a person’s lawful income by
defining the term “source of lawful income” and expressly stating that
the prohibition applies to the income that would be used for either
rental or mortgage payments.
The bill also adjusts current law to provide that it does not
constitute unlawful employment practice to require, in certain
instances, the retirement of an employee if the employee is entitled to
an immediate retirement benefit of at least $44,000. The bill increases
this limit from $27,000, and removes a provision that expressly
permits an employer to restrict employment to United States citizens
when the restriction is required by federal law or necessary to protect
national security.
This bill also makes certain adjustments to current law to make the
language gender neutral, and makes certain technical changes.
This bill takes effect immediately.