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STATE OF NEW JERSEY Map Courtesy of Digital Map Store NJ Estimated population is 8,724,560 as of 2006 TO FIND AN ATTORNEY, SELECT A COUNTY   Atlantic Bergen Burlington Camden Cape May Cumberland Essex Gloucester Hudson Hunterdon Mercer Middlesex Monmouth Morris Ocean Passaic Salem Somerset Sussex Union Warren   NEW JERSEY COURTS Judiciary Mission Statement NJ Supreme Court  NJ Appellate Court  NJ County Courts  NJ Court Opinions  NJ Admin. Law Op.  NJ State Bar  NJ Rules of Prof. Conduct  US Third Circuit   NEW JERSEY STATE LAWS & CODES   Child Auto Safety Seat Law Consumer Fraud Act Division of Law Law Against Discrimination Legal Terms (Glossary) Lemon Law Megan’s Law NJ Laws (Statutes) Seat Belt Law   NEW JERSEY STATE OFFICES Agriculture Attorney General, Office of the (Law & Public Safety) Banking & Insurance Children and Families Community Affairs Corrections Education Environmental Protection Health & Senior Services Human Services Labor & Workforce Development Military & Veterans Affairs Public Advocate State Transportation Treasury   RECENT EMPLOYMENT LAWS A229 Requires employers to provide time off from work for members of certain volunteer organizations to respond to fires under certain conditions. A699 Increases minimum wage. A819 Sets confidentiality standards for public employee assistance program records; prohibits employer actions against program participants. A991 Requires notices concerning employees under age 18 to be posted in English and Spanish. A994 Provides for increase in relocation assistance amounts based on increase of CPI. A1081 The “Public School Employee Collective Bargaining Reform Act.” A1088 Requires State budget to include funds for annual cost-of-living adjustment to certain contracted providers of services. A1159 Establishes the “Workplace Violence Safety Act.” A1160 Requires certain employers to develop and implement programs to prevent workplace violence. A1163 Provides family leave insurance. A1168 Prohibits job discrimination for reasons unrelated to job performance. A1180 Provides for school and medical family leave. A1275 Prohibits public and certain private affirmative action programs based upon race, ethnicity, sex, color or national origin. A1280 Prohibits the use of public sector union dues for political activities and requires specific written authorization for such use in the private sector. A1312 Allows corporation business tax credit and gross income tax credit for employer expenditures to provide certain physical fitness benefits to employees. A1534 Establishes criminal penalties for failure to pay the minimum wage. A1547 Makes employment matters not exempted by statute mandatory subjects of public employment collective bargaining. A1551 Establishes the “Healthy Workplace Act.” A1570 Enhances rights and remedies of employees who disclose or refuse to participate in fraudulent employer practices. A1582 Prohibits certain provisions in employment contracts.   STATE OF NEW JERSEY WEBSITES New Jersey State Page  New Jersey Governor’s Office  New Jersey Legislature  New Jersey Secretary of State  New Jersey  Attorney General  New Jersey Dept. of Agriculture  New Jesey Dept. of Banking  New Jersey Dept. of Commerce  New Jersey Dept. of Corrections  New Jersey Dept. of Crime Victims  New Jersey Dept. of Education  NJ Dept. of Env. Protection  New Jersey Dept. of Health  NJ Dept. of Human Services  New Jersey Dept. of Insurance  New Jersey Dept. of Labor  New Jersey Dept. of Law  New Jersey Dept. of State  New Jersey Dept. of Transportation  New Jersey Division of Investment  New Jersey Division of Revenue  New Jersey Division of Taxation     NEW JERSEY STATE LAWS & CODES     NEW JERSEY PRIVATE INVESTIGATORS     PROCESS SERVERS AND COURT OFFICERS NEW JERSEY EXPERT WITNESS   NEW JERSEY STATE LAWS & CODES NEW JERSEY STATE LAWS & CODES         TERRITORY POPULATION (2001) SQUARE MILES Atlantic County 252,552 671.45 Bergen County 884,118 246.80 Burlington County 423,394 819.43 Camden County 508,932 227.58 Cape May County 102,326 620.28 Cumberland County 146,438 676.59 Essex County 793,633 129.56 Gloucester County 608,975 336.92 Hudson County 608,975 62.43 Hunterdon County 121,989 437.76 Mercer County 350,761 228.84 Middlesex County 750,162 322.51 Monmouth County 615,301 665.12 Morris County 470,212 481.29 Ocean County 510,916 915.88 Passaic County 489,049 197.05 Salem County 64,285 372.57 Somerset County 297,490 305.05 Sussex County 144,166 535.99 Union County 522,541 105.46 Warren County 102,437 362.75

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