AG Platkin announced an agreement with Adamas Building Services Inc., a building services contractor, and its affiliated businesses to bar it from using no-hire agreements, which unlawfully limited wage and job growth at the company.

Under the settlement announced today, Adamas has agreed to terminate all existing no-hire agreements and agreed not to maintain any such agreements in the future. No-hire agreements between companies restrict workers’ rights to move from one job to another. These agreements violate workers’ rights, and they can lower employees’ wages, reduce competition, and restrict employees’ job options by preventing competitors from hiring these workers.

The settlement announced today is the result of a joint investigation conducted by the Attorney General and the Federal Trade Commission into the use of no-hire agreements by Adamas, which is based in Rutherford and contracts with residential and commercial buildings in New Jersey to provide janitorial, security, concierge, parking, and maintenance services.

“When employers enter into no-hire agreements, employees pay the price. They have fewer job opportunities, lower wages, and weaker benefits. That’s why our office is committed to ending these unlawful labor practices across our state. The settlement we are announcing today is the latest step we’ve taken to crack down on these illegal agreements and protect the rights of our state’s workers. We will continue fighting on behalf of workers who remain trapped by these unfair agreements.” -AG Platkin