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Working in New Jersey with a record
No employer in the register is based in New Jersey yet. That is a gap in our coverage, not a statement about New Jersey. Here is what does apply to you.
Employers who hire from anywhere
Where you live is not the limit for these 0.
We cannot yet name a remote employer either.
The register is small and we would rather say so than pad it. If you know a company that belongs here, it takes a minute to tell us.
Add a companyWhat the law gives you in New Jersey
A New Jersey employer with fifteen or more workers cannot ask about your record until after the first interview.
Private employers Covered Job ads cannot say that people with records will not be considered, and a record that has been expunged or pardoned cannot be used at all. Two things people expect are not in this law: there is no lookback limit and no requirement to weigh the offense against the job. Both were written into the bill and cut before it passed, so guides quoting a five-year or ten-year New Jersey lookback are citing language that never became law. State law also overrides older city ordinances, so Newark’s rule now covers only city hiring. New Jersey Opportunity to Compete Act, N.J.S.A. 34:6B-11 to 34:6B-19 · checked September 17, 2026
When they may ask After the first interview This is the earliest point in the process a covered employer may raise your record.
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