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OPINION: PBMs drive up drug costs for NJ employers
New Jersey Hospital Association President and CEO Cathy Bennett writes New Jersey employers face rising prescription costs as PBMs profit from rebates and spread pricing, raising employee out-of-pocket expenses.
NJDOL sets higher 2026 benefit rates, wage bases
The state labor department raised caps and taxable earning thresholds for unemployment, disability, family leave and workers’ compensation.
NJ pay transparency law takes effect for employers statewide
Seeking to promote equity and fair hiring, under the New Jersey Pay and Benefit Transparency Act employers must post salary and benefits in jobs listings.
Murphy signs legislation establishing protections for service workers
“Service workers should not be immediately out of a job, at no fault of their own and without warning, when a work site changes hands,” said Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo. “With this law, New Jersey once again proves its dedication to protecting our workforce and ensuring workers are treated with the respect and dignity they deserve.”
NJ business leaders welcome decision voiding Biden vaccine mandate (updated)
Tom Bracken, the president and CEO of the New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, cautioned that any requirement “would cause some serious damage to certain companies because a lot of employees do not not want to be vaccinated or they would leave, and I think that was already happening.”
