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August 28, 2025

TRENTON – 

Investigators from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s (NJDOL) Division of Wage and Hour Compliance issued the following stop-work order on August 26, 2025:

Employer: Rigi’s Amusement Center

Employer Address: 218 96^th Street, Stone Harbor, N.J. 08247

Nature of Work: Arcade

SWO Category: General Enforcement

Details: Rigi’s Amusement Center has had three prior investigations conducted in 2019, 2023, and 2024, resulting in three unpaid judgments, in addition to the current ongoing investigation.

Violations: Unpaid wages/late payment; failure to pay overtime; misclassification of workers; obstruction/hindering the investigation; no employment certificate; no statement of deductions; failure to pay Earned Sick Leave; violations regarding minimum wage rate, record keeping, Earned Sick Leave records/posting, and other posting; and violations relating to minor workers, including records, meal periods, and over 8 hours per day/40 hours per week.

Monetary Assessments: Wages $7,074.09; Fees $927.18; Penalties $29,650.

Workers Affected: 11

NJDOL has issued 202 stop-work orders since these powers were expanded in July 2019.

Stop-work orders are initiated by NJDOL to halt work being performed in a manner that exploits workers or is otherwise noncompliant with state laws and regulations. In General Enforcement cases, an assessment is made against a company found to be in violation of Wage and Hour laws and regulations. If the employer fails to contest or pay the assessment within the statutory time period, a stop-work order may be issued after a seven-day notice is served upon the employer. The stop-work order remains in place until the award is paid in full by the employer.

NJDOL continues to monitor locations where stop-work orders have been issued. Workers are to be paid during the time the stop-work order is in effect, for a period of up to 10 days. The stop-work order may be lifted if and when any remaining back wages and administrative fees have been paid and all related issues have been resolved.

For more information on worker benefits and protections, please visit myworkrights.nj.gov. 

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