NJDOL Drafting Regulations Permitting Rounding Of Hours

Rounding of Employee's time for the purpose of record keeping and determining wage payments, including overtime, will soon be permitted under New Jersey Law, according to the New Jersey Department of Labor.

Previously, the NJDOL had taken differing positions (depending on who you talk to) as to whether or not rounding of hours is permitted under State Wage & Hour law, as it is under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act,  29 c.f.r. 785.48 (b))

The NJDOL is now in the process of drafting regulations to adopt the Federal rounding standard.

Once adopted, the Ruling can be important if applied to Prevailing Wage Projects, particularly where a time clock or other electronic time recording device is utilized to track an employees time worked.