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due shall be regarded as a State tax debt of the employer. If the employer is under contract to provide goods or services to the State or its agencies or instrumentalities, including the legislative and judicial branches of the State government, the division shall utilize the set-off procedures of that section to have payments withheld from the employer under the contract as needed to satisfy the indebtedness in the manner provided by that section, except that, in addition, a fine equal to 25% of the contributions owed shall also be withheld in addition to the amount of the indebtedness. The provisions of this section shall not apply to any employer that is under contract to provide goods or services to the State or its agencies or instrumentalities, including the legislative and judicial branches of State government, if the dollar amount of indebtedness is less than $300. In the case of a failure to pay contributions to the unemployment compensation fund, the delinquent amount of contributions shall be deposited into the unemployment compensation fund and, after the full amount of the delinquent contributions have been deposited in to the unemployment compensation fund, the fine, penalties, and interest due shall be deposited into the unemployment compensation auxiliary fund. In the case of a failure to pay contributions to the State disability benefits fund or the Family Temporary Disability Leave Account of the State disability benefits fund, the delinquent amount of contributions shall be deposited into the State disability benefits fund or the Family Temporary Disability Leave Account of that fund, as appropriate, and, after the full amount of the delinquent contributions have been deposited into the State disability benefits fund or the Family Temporary Disability Leave Account of that fund, the fine, penalties, and interest due shall be deposited into the administration account of the State disability benefits fund. The department shall use a portion of the fines to reimburse the Division of Budget and Accounting for expenses incurred by the Department of the Treasury in the implementation of this act.
L.2015, c.40, s.1.
43:21-15. Waiver of rights void
(a) Waiver of rights void. Any agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute his rights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter shall be void. No agreement by any individual in the employ of any person or concern to pay all or any portion of an employer's contributions, required under this chapter from such employer, shall be valid. No employer shall directly or indirectly make or require or accept any deduction from the remuneration of any individual in his employ to finance the employer's contributions required from him, or require or accept any waiver of any right hereunder by any individual in his employ. Any employer or officer or agent of an employer who violates any provision of this subsection shall, for each offense, be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00) or be imprisoned for not more than six months, or both.
(b) Limitation of fees. No individual claiming benefits shall be charged fees of any kind in any proceeding under this chapter by the division or its representatives or by any court or any officer thereof. Any individual claiming benefits in any proceeding before the board of review or a court may be represented by counsel or other duly authorized agent; but no such counsel or agents shall either charge or receive for such services more than an amount approved by the