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Does the Independent Contractor Issue Have Legs?
May 15, 2020There was an interesting special election this week in California’s 25th congressional district. Suburban California congressional races don’t normally merit attention in New Jersey, but this contest featured a fight over classification for independent contractors. The Cook Political Report rates it as a swing district, but Hillary Clinton carried the district by 7 points in More »
Read More »Workers’ Comp Legislation Out of Senate
May 15, 2020Legislation to make “essential employees” who develop COVID-19 presumptively eligible for workers’ compensation was voted out of the Senate Labor Committee on Tuesday, May 12th and then out of the Senate on Thursday, May 14. The vote was 27-11, with two Republicans voting for it. Advocates for S2380 argued that the legislation was needed to More »
Read More »Nice work NJDOL: Updated process helps independent contractor file claims for assistance
May 1, 2020NJCJI has been leading an effort to defend the freedom of entrepreneurs, and through that process, we have had our disagreements with the New Jersey Department of Labor on the interpretation and application of the relevant standards for worker classification. But credit where it is due – we want to commend Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo on More »
Read More »More Corona Legislation This Week
April 17, 2020The New Jersey legislature moved another package of bills on an emergency basis this week. No committee hearings – just posted for a floor vote and to the Governor’s desk. All legislation that arrived on the Governor’s desk was voted out unanimously. However, some of the more controversial bills were pulled from the Assembly board More »
Read More »Executive Order 123: Extending Insurance Premium Grace Periods
April 10, 2020Governor Murphy’s Executive Order 123 has mandated a 90-day “grace period” on all property and casualty insurance, life insurance, as well as insurance premium financing. It also requires a 60-day grace period for all health insurance and dental insurance. The order notes that these grace periods might be extended “still further as necessary to protect the interests More »
Read More »“Abnormally dangerous” at the Appellate Division
April 10, 2020A New Jersey Appellate Division panel has expanded the availability of common law strict liability damages, in a decision likely to complicate dismissal of claims that go beyond statutory remedies for Natural Resource Damages actions. The litigation was brought by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection against Hess Corp, and its successor in interest More »
Read More »Strong Class Certification Decision from NJ Appellate Division
March 6, 2020The New Jersey Appellate Division has issued a strong published decision in the case of Ellen Baskin v. P.C. Richard & Son, LLC. The opinion by Judge Firko, sitting with Judges Yannotti and Hoffman, clarified and strengthened “superiority” and “predominance” requirements for class certification – affirming the trial court’s order finding plaintiffs had failed to More »
Read More »What exactly is the problem with S863?
February 21, 2020Do you understand what S863 would do? Have legislators tried to reassure you that the legislation would just “codify existing regulations”? Suggested that anyone with a problem under S863 is already out of compliance with the law? You are right to be concerned. The proposed legislation would codify a disputed agency Interpretation of the existing More »
Read More »Independent Contractor Update: “Portable Benefits” Legislation Released from Senate Labor, with Amendments
February 14, 2020Senator Singleton’s S943 was amended in the Senate Labor Committee this week and released from the committee. It has been second-referenced to Senate Budget for further discussion. The legislation does not affect the classification standards of independent contractors. Rather, it would create an alternative mechanism for delivering benefits for independent contractors who provide services to More »
Read More »Independent Contractors: The Problems with Exiting Law and How S863 makes it…Worse.
February 12, 2020The Lame Duck session ended without legislation targeting independent contractors arriving on the governor’s desk. However, the legislation has been reintroduced in the same form as it was when released from its second Senate Labor Committee meeting, now as S863. The independent contractor coalition has been working towards a legislative solution that would clarify and More »
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