New Jersey Statutes 34:11-4.5. Death of employee
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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:11-4.5
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- 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
- Probate: Proving a will
a. In the event of the death of an employee all wages due the deceased employee may, upon proper demand on the employer, be paid, in the absence of actual notice of the pendency of probate proceedings, without requiring letters testamentary or of administration in the following order of preference to decedent‘s:
(1) surviving spouse,
(2) children 18 years of age and over in equal shares, or to the guardian of children under 18 years of age,
(3) father and mother or survivor,
(4) sisters and brothers,
or to the person who pays the funeral expenses.
b. Payments under subsection a. of this section made after presentation of proof of relationship shall be a release and discharge of the employer to the amount of such payment.
L.1965, c. 173, s. 5.