Domestic worker, casual work, work less than five hours per month, prohibited unless governed by written contract.

N.J. Stat. § 34:11-71
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13. a. No hiring entity shall employ or engage a domestic worker, except for casual work or work of less than five hours per month, unless the engagement is governed by a written contract governing the following: a specific list of job duties; hourly wage and overtime wage; weekly schedule including number of hours per week; the manner and frequency of payment; breaks for rest and meals; paid or unpaid leave including sick time; paid holidays; any other benefits provided; modes of transportation required and whether provided; value of housing if provided; sleeping period and personal time for live-in workers; the term of the contract; and any other terms and conditions as agreed upon by the domestic worker and employer or as mandated pursuant to this act. The written agreement shall be signed and dated by all parties after ample opportunity to review. b. The written agreement required under this section shall not be construed to waive the protections of domestic workers under federal, State, and local laws and shall not contain any: (1) Mandatory pre-dispute arbitration agreement for claims made by a covered domestic worker against a domestic work hiring entity regarding the local rights of the worker; and (2) Non-disclosure agreement, or non-competition or non-disparagement agreement, limiting the ability of the covered domestic worker to seek compensation for performing domestic services after the worker ceases to receive compensation from the domestic work hiring entity for the performance of domestic services. c. The agreement shall be in English and such other language as may be preferred by the worker. The hiring entity shall make reasonable efforts to determine if the worker would prefer the agreement to be in another language. d. The department shall make available model contracts complying with this act shall in multiple languages on its Internet website. e. A referral and employment agency shall provide domestic workers and hiring entities with information concerning the contract requirements of this act at the time a hiring entity is connected with a worker and shall make any model contracts adopted by the department available to the hiring entity. L.2023, c.262, s.13.
Source: Open US Law by Vaquill AI (CC BY 4.0)URL: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/legislative-activity/statutesFetched: 10/17/2026
N.J. Stat. § 34:11-71 — Domestic worker, casual work, work less than five hours per month, prohibited unless governed by written contract | New Jersey Statutes (Aug. 2026 snapshot) | Corpus