Sponsored by:
Assemblyman BRIAN E. RUMPF
District 9 (Ocean)
Assemblyman GREGORY E. MYHRE
District 9 (Ocean)
Co-Sponsored by:
Assemblyman Scharfenberger and Assemblywoman Fantasia
SYNOPSIS
Invalidates DOLWD rules and regulations concerning employment status test for independent contractors.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As introduced.
An Act invalidating the Department of Labor and Workforce Development rules and regulations concerning employment status test for independent contractors.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. The Legislature finds and declares that the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development concerning the employment status test for independent contractors and the application of factors set forth at R.S.43:21-19(i)(6) to be inconsistent with the intent of the Legislature.
b. The rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development at N.J.A.C. 12:11-1 et seq., which take effect on October 1, 2026, shall be void and have no force or effect.
c. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall not enforce, implement, or otherwise give effect to the rules and regulations described in this section.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill provides that the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development in the New Jersey Administrative Code concerning the employment status test for independent contractors and the application of factors set under State labor law are void and have no force or effect. The bill prohibits the department from enforcing, implementing, or otherwise giving effect to those rules and regulations.