NJ pay frequency: at least twice monthly.
New Jersey requires at least twice-monthly pay for most workers under N.J.S.A. 34:11-4.2 — meaning weekly, biweekly, or semi-monthly cadence is required. Executive and supervisory employees may be paid monthly. Most operators run weekly or biweekly. The cadence rule is straightforward; the operational watchpoint is that late paychecks even by a single day trigger 200% Wage Theft Act liquidated damages plus mandatory attorney fees, regardless of whether the cadence itself is compliant.
Pay Frequency Configuration
Validates pay cadence at twice-monthly minimum (weekly/biweekly/semi-monthly). Allows monthly cadence only for executive/supervisory roles. Surfaces 200% Wage Theft Act exposure on any timing slip.
What those rules do as pay cadence is configured and run.
The hero card configuration: Block on non-compliant cadence, Critical on Wage Theft Act exposure.
When a worker not in an executive/supervisory role is configured for monthly pay, the configuration is blocked. The worker must be on at least twice-monthly cadence.
Any paycheck delivered after the scheduled payday triggers Wage Theft Act exposure. Even a single day late on a single paycheck = 200% liquidated damages on the unpaid amount plus mandatory attorney fees.
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Twice-monthly minimum, narrow executive exception.
The pay frequency rule is one of NJ's older wage protections. The 2019 Wage Theft Act made compliance with the cadence's timing requirements far more consequential.
Twice-monthly minimum
Most NJ workers must be paid at least twice per calendar month — semi-monthly (15th and last day) or biweekly or weekly all qualify. The regular paydays must be designated in advance and not changed without notice. Workers cannot be paid monthly except for the narrow exec/supervisory exception.
Executive/supervisory exception
Executive and supervisory employees may be paid monthly. The exception tracks the federal FLSA exempt classification's executive role: managing 2+ employees, hire/fire authority, etc. The exception does not apply to all exempt workers — administrative or professional exemptions do not qualify for monthly cadence.
Teambridge configures cadence at hire and gates payroll close on payday timing.
Late pay timing — not cadence configuration — is where most operators encounter Wage Theft Act exposure.
Twice-monthly minimum enforced.
When a new worker is added, pay cadence is set: weekly, biweekly, semi-monthly, or monthly. Monthly is gated to executive/supervisory roles only.
Designated paydays scheduled in advance.
Each cadence has a fixed payday calendar. Changes require advance notice to workers — no surprise cadence shifts.
Critical alerts before payday.
As the payday approaches, Teambridge surfaces Critical alerts if payroll has not been finalized. Late close = Wage Theft Act exposure.
Any timing miss surfaces 200% × amount.
If a paycheck slips past the scheduled payday, the exposure is calculated immediately: 200% liquidated damages × the unpaid amount, plus attorney fees.
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