QUESTION
Is it legal that NJ requires a $25 application fee to apply for a state job?
Asked on Jan 05th, 2015 on Labor and Employment - New Jersey
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I feel like this could be class discrimination and that qualified candidates may not have the opportunity to even apply to jobs because they cannot afford it. My personal research has not yielded any information on current programs that would help candidates pay or waive this fee for low/no-income candidates.
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Edward J. Dimon
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The legislature writes the laws. The legislature has the authority to set application fees. For example, the legislature has set a fee to apply for a public defender. I am out of the fee must be reasonable. In this instance, the $25 fee appears reasonable. The courts or not overturn this reasonable fee. Ed Dimon
Answered on Jan 05th, 2015 at 7:09 PM