November 01, 2021
New Jersey's chief federal judge threw out a trade organization's challenge to a state law conditioning public contract bidding on participation in apprenticeship programs, reasoning that it didn't back its claim that the statute violates the U.S. Constitution.
January 14, 2021
A New Jersey law that requires public works contractors to be affiliated with an apprenticeship program is an unconstitutional infringement on the rights of businesses and a giveaway to unions, a trade association said in a lawsuit filed in New Jersey federal court.