New Jersey Law Against Discrimination
The New Jersey Law Against Discrimination (LAD) prohibits discrimination based on an individual's race, creed, color, national origin, nationality, ancestry, age, sex, familial status, marital/civil union status, religion, domestic partnership status, affectional or sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, genetic information, liability for military service, and mental or physical disability.
What is required of employers?
New Jersey employers must ensure that they are not discriminating against employees who are members of any of the protected classes outlined in LAD with respect to their pay.
Our consulting service
We can help your organization determine pay equity. We will conduct a pay equity study for New Jersey employees. We can examine all protected classes under LAD, comparing employees who perform "substantially similar" work.
Compensation Consulting
Experience
DCI brings expertise in pay transparency laws, statistics, and pay best practices to design a compensation structure in a strategic and compliant way.
Knowledge
We assist our clients in complying with the state-specific laws across the country and can help design a compensation structure to minimize risk and meet business goals such as talent acquisition and employee retention.
