This Law Firm Publication by Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart P.C. discusses final regulations issued by the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) regarding New Jersey's "ban the box" law, the Opportunity to Compete Act (OTCA). The regulations clarify several issues about the OTCA, including that the law applies to employers with at least 15 employees anywhere, not just in New Jersey. The regulations also provide that employers with employees in multiple states do not have to create a New Jersey-specific employment application but can instead instruct applicants who will be working in New Jersey not to answer any criminal inquiry questions. The regulations take effect immediately.