Sponsored by:
Assemblyman ANDREW ZWICKER
District 16 (Hunterdon, Mercer, Middlesex and Somerset)
Assemblywoman VERLINA REYNOLDS-JACKSON
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Assemblyman ANTHONY S. VERRELLI
District 15 (Hunterdon and Mercer)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblywomen McKnight, Vainieri Huttle, Jasey, Murphy, Assemblymen Freiman, Wimberly and Assemblywoman Downey
SYNOPSIS
Provides that in personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits, calculations of lost or impaired earnings capacity not be reduced because of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, or affectional or sexual orientation.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Assembly Judiciary Committee on December 9, 2021, with amendments.
An Act concerning the calculations of certain damages in civil actions and supplementing Title 2A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. In 1[a] any1 civil action arising from personal injury or wrongful death, any estimations, measures, or calculations of 1[past, present, or future]1 damages for lost earnings or impaired earning capacity shall not be reduced because of race, ethnicity, 1[or]1 gender 1, gender identity or expression, or affectional or sexual orientation, as those terms are defined or interpreted under the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.)1.
b. In any such civil action, 1[any reduction] determination1 of damages 1shall not be1 based upon statistical tables alone 1[shall be deemed to be against the public policy of this State] unless agreed to by all parties in the civil action1.
2. This act shall take effect immediately 1and shall apply only to civil actions commenced on or after the effective date of this act1.