N.J. Admin. Code § 12:56-5.2 : LABOR AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT — WAGE AND HOUR — HOURS WORKED —5.2 - Computation
(a) All the time the employee is required to be at his or her place of work or on duty shall be counted as hours worked.
(b) Nothing in this chapter requires an employer to pay an employee for hours the employee is not required to be at his or her place of work because of holidays, vacation, lunch hours, illness and similar reasons.