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As anticipated, New Jersey has joined the growing list of state legislative efforts aimed at prohibiting or restricting the use of noncompetes and no-poach agreements....more
On April 3, 2025, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (“DOL”) filed proposed new rules codifying its interpretation of the statutory ABC test to determine whether an individual is considered an...more
On April 28, 2025, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) issued a press release announcing the publication of proposed regulations interpreting the “ABC test” used to determine whether workers...more
The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOL) announced proposed regulations that purportedly clarify the so-called “ABC test” for determining whether workers should be classified as employees or...more
In a recent decision, the New Jersey Appellate Division held in Kennedy v. Weichert Co., No. A-0518-19, __N.J.__ (App. Div. Jan. 30, 2023) (slip. op.), that the “ABC Test” (described here) does not apply when determining...more
In East Bay Drywall, LLC v. Department of Labor & Workforce Development, decided on August 2, 2022, the New Jersey Supreme Court confirmed the difficulties employers face when trying to establish independent contractor status...more
On August 2, 2022, the New Jersey Supreme Court issued a ruling in E. Bay Drywall, LLC v. Dep't of Labor & Workforce Dev., __N.J.__ (Aug. 2, 2022)(slip. op.), concerning the complexities of worker classification under the...more
On June 9, 2022, the New Jersey District Court in Portillo v. Nat’l Freight, Inc., 15-cv-07908, 2022 U.S. District. LEXIS 103186 (D.N.J. June 9, 2022) determined that roughly 250 drivers for trucking company National Freight,...more
Since taking office, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has prioritized eliminating misclassification of employees as independent contractors. In furtherance of this goal, on July 8, 2021, Governor Murphy signed four bills into...more
On July 8, 2021, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed four bills aimed at cracking down on employers who misclassify independent contractors as employees. In a press release, the Governor’s office lauded this legislative...more
New Jersey’s Governor has taken aim at employee misclassification by signing into law four Bills that anoint heightened administrative powers to the New Jersey Department of Labor (“DOL”), require additional reporting...more
In a big win for employers, the New Jersey Appellate Division issued a published decision holding that single-member LLCs can be independent contractors and not employees for purposes of unemployment fund contributions ...more