Jersey City is a considering a municipal ordinance that would require that building-service workers, such as janitors, maids, and doormen, receive a minimum of 30 hours a week from their employers. The City Council recently voted 6-2-1 to advance the ordinance. It also has the support of Jersey City Mayor
Jersey City recently expanded its Paid Sick Time Ordinance. The most significant change — the law now applies to businesses with less than ten employees. In 2013, Jersey City became the first city in New Jersey to require private employers to provide paid sick leave to workers. Since then, nine
Jersey City has become the first New Jersey municipality to formally sanction the home-sharing platform, Airbnb, which is banned from many metropolitan areas, including New York City. Under an agreement reached with the short-term rental company, Airbnb will charge and collect the standard hotel tax on their rentals in the
Jersey City Mayor Stephen Fulop recently announced several key changes to the municipality’s tax abatement policy. The changes are part of Jersey City’s new comprehensive housing policy and are intended to ensure that all areas of the city benefit from the area’s rapid growth and development. In 2013, Mayor Fulop
In an effort to retain the character of its downtown area and encourage “mom-and-pop” and other unique enterprises, Jersey City recently enacted a municipal ordinance that will limit chain stores to 30 percent of the ground-floor commercial space on any lot located in the downtown area. While the first of
