NJDOL proposes rules to clarify ABC test for worker status New factors could reclassify contractors as employees Misclassification could lead to lawsuits for businesses Public comments closed Aug. 6; ...

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 ...

The following comments were submitted by Richard J. Reibstein, the publisher of this legal blog, critiquing the proposed regulation of the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry (the Department) ...

Life insurance trade groups are taking their battle to preserve the traditional “independent contractor” definition to New Jersey. That’s where the state Department of Labor and Workforce Development ...

Protect workers’ rights and ensure a level playing field for employers statewide. Those are the stated intents of proposed changes from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development ...

Uber and Lyft drivers would be considered employees, not independent contractors, under new regulations proposed by New Jersey labor officials. The companies have opposed such moves. (Photo by Michael ...

Three major organizations representing financial advisors and insurance professionals are urging New Jersey regulators to withdraw or revise a proposed rule that would change how independent ...

A proposal by New Jersey's state labor department to institute new rules to protect gig workers has sparked a major backlash from the industry, with a policy expert at one of the broker-dealer ...

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Independent financial advisors running their own firms in New Jersey may soon find it nearly impossible to maintain their independence and avoid classification as employees of their broker-dealers if ...

The Financial Services Institute, an advocacy group for independent advisors and broker/dealers, is speaking out against a proposed rule by New Jersey’s Labor Department that seeks to revamp the state ...