N.J.S.A. 34:11-56.37 — List relative to contractors performing prevailing wage public work; database of certified statements.

34:11-56.37 List relative to contractors performing prevailing wage public work; database of certified statements. 13. a. In the event that the commissioner shall determine, after investigation, that any contractor or subcontractor has failed to pay the prevailing wage he shall thereupon list and keep on record the name of such contractor or subcontractor and forthwith give notice by mail of such list to any public body who shall request the commissioner so to do. Where the person responsible denies that a failure to pay the prevailing wage has occurred, he shall have the right to apply to the commissioner for a hearing which must be afforded and a decision rendered within 48 hours of the request for a hearing. If the commissioner rules against the petitioning party he shall have the right to apply for injunctive relief in the Superior Court against the listing by the commissioner. b. The commissioner shall create, maintain, and distribute an informational list for contractors and subcontractors who bid on and perform public work, which includes but need not be limited to wage payment, recordkeeping, and registration requirements, and applicable penalties, pursuant to the "New Jersey Prevailing Wage Act," P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.25 et seq.) and "The Public Works Contractor Registration Act," P.L.1999, c.238 (C.34:11-56.48 et seq.). The commissioner shall prominently display the informational list on a website maintained by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and shall distribute to any contractor, subcontractor, or public body, upon request, the informational list, as well as the list of the names of contractors and subcontractors who have failed to pay prevailing wages as determined pursuant to subsection a. of this section, or who have failed to pay any State employer payroll tax. c. The commissioner shall create, maintain, and distribute an informational list of labor organizations that represent workers who engage in public work, which shall contain information about required hourly rates, required fringe benefit rates, and regions in which the labor organizations represent workers. The commissioner shall prominently display the informational list on a website maintained by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development and shall distribute to any contractor, subcontractor, labor organization, or public body, upon request, the informational list for use on public work, including projects for which the cost is below the prevailing wage contract threshold amount. d. The commissioner shall create and maintain, in a manner accessible to the public on the website of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, a Statewide database of the certified statements of contractors and subcontractors who bid on and perform public work that are required to be filed with the public body and the commissioner in accordance with subsection (a) of section 9 of P.L.1963, c.150 (C.34:11-56.33). The commissioner shall redact any personal identifying information of employees, and any other information as may be required by law, prior to a statement's publication on the database. L.1963, c.150, s.13; amended 2015, c.282; 2019, c.61; 2021, c.164, s.2.

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