2013 New Jersey Revised Statutes
Title 34 - LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION
Section 34:11-62 - Set-off; dismissal where balance due defendant exceeds $1,000.00
34:11-62. Set-off; dismissal where balance due defendant exceeds $1,000.00
Set-off; dismissal where balance due defendant exceeds $1,000.00. If the defendant files a set-off against the plaintiff for more than $1,000.00 and at the trial it shall be proved that the balance exceeding $1,000.00 is due the defendant then suit shall be dismissed unless the defendant consents to accept judgment for $1,000.00 and costs in full settlement of this claim, but in no event shall a counterclaim for unliquidated damages be set up against plaintiff for wages in the wage collection section.
Amended by L. 1985, c. 135, s. 2, eff. April 12, 1985.
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