Legislature Passes Injured Worker Hiring Preference Measure

New Jersey lawmakers passed a measure that would require more businesses employing at least 50 people to provide a hiring preference to an injured worker who reached maximum medical improvement but is unable to return to the at-injury position. The General Assembly voted 74-0 on Thursday to pass A2617. The Senate voted 35-2 to pass the measure on June 21, the same day the bill was substituted for the identical S2998. The bill would take effect immediately if enacted by Gov. Phil Murphy and would require certain employers to provide hiring preferences for injured workers, but would not re...