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1.7 million NJ gig workers impacted by controversial new rule change

New Jersey's new ABC test for independent contractors aims to clarify worker status, drawing concern from gig workers and ...
JD Supra

New Jersey Department of Labor Clarifies ABC Test for Worker Classification

On May 6, 2026 the New Jersey Department of Labor adopted new regulations to clarify the “ABC Test” for determining a ...
New Jersey 101.5

NJ gig workers erupt over Sherrill crackdown: “Leave our jobs alone”

New Jersey's new labor rules are stirring concerns for 1.7 million independent workers, with many fearing their flexible gigs ...
Opinion
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New Jersey Labor Department Issues Final Regulations on Independent Contractor Status, Accepting Two Key Objections We Identified in Our Comments to the Proposed Rule

Yesterday, May 5, 2026, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Industry (the Department) announced in a press release that it was issuing ...
NorthJersey.com

Lyft to pay NJ $19.4M to settle driver misclassification claims

Lyft will pay the New Jersey Labor Department more than $19.4 million to settle allegations from a state audit that found that the ride-sharing giant misclassified more than 100,000 workers as ...

NJ adopts new rules for freelance work

TRENTON, N.J. – Change is coming to the freelance work space in New Jersey – and some are calling it controversial. On ...
NJBIZ

Sherrill nominates Jarvis as New Jersey labor commissioner

Jarvis brings a mix of legal, policy and executive experience. Most recently, he served as a partner at the law firm O’Brien, Belland & Bushinsky. There, he practiced labor law, handling contract ...