All New Jersey employers employing minors in mercantile occupations must display the New Jersey Mercantile Occupations Wage Order in a conspicuous location in the workplace.
“Mercantile occupation” is defined as:
- Any employment in or for any industry or business selling or offering for sale any type of merchandise, wares, goods, articles or commodities.
- All work connected with the soliciting of sales or opportunities for sale and the distributing of such merchandise, wares, goods, articles or commodities and the rendering of services incidental to the sale, use or upkeep of the same whether performed on the employer’s premises or elsewhere, or
- Work performed in the manufacturing of merchandise sold at retail upon the premises where it is manufactured.
- Does not mean work performed in the manufacturing of merchandise which is sold at wholesale by the manufacturer.
Any employer who violates any provisions of the Order shall be guilty of a disorderly persons offense and upon conviction shall be punished by a fine of not less than $100 nor more than $1,000.