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The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (NJDEP) requires any business that is assigned North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) covered codes listed in the New Jersey Worker and Community Right-To-Know (CRTK) regulations, to submit an annual CRTK survey listing the environmentally hazardous materials present at their facilities by March...

Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation several years ago that gradually raises New Jersey's minimum wage to $15/hour for most workers by 2024.  The bill raised the Statewide minimum wage to $11/hour on January 1, 2020 and will raise it to $13/hour on January 1, 2022.  It will continue increasing...

NJ CAR is calling upon dealers to step up and support the Coalition’s Political Action Committee, CAR-PAC, so it can support the candidates that continue to support our industry. If you haven’t already honored your 1st Quarter CAR-PAC solicitation, the Coalition hopes you will do so as soon as possible. Remember, CAR-PAC advocates...

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Dealers may be aware of the rash of catalytic convertor thefts from streets, driveways and parking lots across the country over the last 18 months or so. Dealerships have not been spared from thieves looking to cash in on the precious metals (like platinum) used in the convertors. Recently, a...

On January 18, 2022, Governor Phil Murphy signed legislation requiring the New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission to immediately accept e-signatures on Powers of Attorney and directing the state agency to adopt a system that allows electronic signatures on all motor vehicle transaction documents within 2 years. Since NJ CAR advised dealerships of the new...