Assemblyman Roy Freiman, D-Somerset, said his bill serves as a "circuit breaker" that presses pause on escalating increases should employment or revenues take a plunge.
State is being pressed to increase Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements along with the $15 minimum wage, or patients will pay more or providers could close.
Gov. Phil Murphy and Democratic legislative leaders Thursday announced they’ve reached an agreement on the details of a plan to raise New Jersey’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2024 for most groups of workers.