Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 27:26A-16

  • person: includes corporations, companies, associations, societies, firms, partnerships and joint stock companies as well as individuals, unless restricted by the context to an individual as distinguished from a corporate entity or specifically restricted to one or some of the above enumerated synonyms and, when used to designate the owner of property which may be the subject of an offense, includes this State, the United States, any other State of the United States as defined infra and any foreign country or government lawfully owning or possessing property within this State. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
2. a. Every employer in the State of New Jersey that employs at least 20 persons shall offer to all of that employer’s employees the opportunity to utilize a pre-tax transportation fringe benefit.

b. Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection a. of this section, an employer shall not be required to offer the opportunity to utilize a pre-tax transportation fringe benefit to employees covered by a collective bargaining agreement until the expiration of any collective bargaining agreement covering those employees that is in effect on the effective date of P.L.2019, c.38 (C. 27:26A-16 et al.).

c. If an employee is employed by the federal government and that employee is eligible for a benefit through the person‘s employment with the federal government for a transit benefit that is equal to or greater than a pre-tax transportation fringe benefit, then the federal government shall not be required to provide those employees the opportunity to utilize a pre-tax transportation fringe benefit.

L.2019, c.38, s.2.