Committee Passes Bill to Adopt Market Value for Room, Board

The value of room and board paid to workers as part of their wages would default to the market rate for calculating benefits under a bill moving through the New Jersey Legislature. Currently, board or lodging furnished by an employer is valued at $25 per week unless another amount is set at the time of hiring. S3772, by Sen. Joseph Lagana, D-Paramus, would require that the value of employer-provided housing and meals be the market value unless another rate is established at the time of hire. If the employer continues to provide room and board to an injured worker during a period of...