As we previously wrote about, in 2019, New Jersey enacted amendments to its wage and hour laws that, among other things, significantly expanded the statute of limitations and remedies available to plaintiffs. Specifically, New Jersey increased the statute of limitations for wage and hour claims from two years to six years. The amendments also provided that employees who recover unpaid wages are entitled to receive an award of liquidated damages of 200% of the wages owed (e.g., a plaintiff who recovers $10,000 in unpaid wages will also receive an additional $20,000 in liquidated damages). These amendments became effective on August 6, 2019.

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