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Independent Contractors: The Problems with Exiting Law and How S863 makes it…Worse.
February 12, 2020

The 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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War on Independent Contractors: UPDATE
November 22, 2019

As you know, Senate Bill 4204, legislation that effectively prohibits the use of independent contractors in New Jersey, was released from the Senate Labor committee last Thursday, November 14th.  The legislation was released with a few modest amendments, exempting accountants, as well as realtors and insurance agents, with caveats. On Monday, November 18th, the legislation More »

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Independent Contractors
November 15, 2019

Update on S4204 Independent Contractor Legislation: Yesterday the Senate Labor Committee released Senate Bill 4204, legislation that effectively prohibits the use of independent contractors in New Jersey. The bill is sponsored by Senate President Steve Sweeney. NJCJI testified against the legislation, arguing that the independent contractor model not only serves an important economic function, it More »

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Does Atalese Apply to All Contracts? Appellate Courts at Odds.
September 27, 2019

Contributed by: Shalom D. Stone, Managing Partner at Stone Conroy LLC in Florham Park. Please email Shalom Stone or Alida Kass if you would like more information. Five years ago this week, the Supreme Court of New Jersey held in Atalese that arbitration agreements ­— or at least some arbitration agreements — are unenforceable unless More »

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New Jersey’s War on Independent Contractors: Criminal and Civil Penalties for Independent Contractor Misclassification Signed into Law
September 12, 2019

Legislation targeting independent contractors has been signed into law by Governor Phil Murphy.  Although sold as legislation addressing “wage theft”- simplefailure to pay agreed-upon lawful wages – the legislation was designed to deter the use of independent contractors.  This legislation criminalizes misclassification and other wage and hour violations – 3-5 years in jail – including good More »

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NJCJI’s Spring Luncheon
April 16, 2019

Appellate Advocacy and the Role of Amici at the New Jersey Supreme Court Registration is now open for our Annual Spring Luncheon, featuring Justice Anne Patterson. We hope you can join us on Wednesday, May 29th from 12:00pm – 2:00pm at the Trenton Country Club in West Trenton, NJ. Space is limited – please visit More »

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Wage & Hour Coalition
April 12, 2019

Wage Hour Fairness Coalition Letter

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A2903 Memo – Interested Parties
April 9, 2019

A2903 Memo – Interested Parties

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Trojan Horse Arrives at the Governor’s Desk
February 20, 2019

NJCJI President and Chief Counsel Alida Kass penned an Op-Ed for ROI-NJ on non-disclosure agreement legislation.  Read More Here

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Letter to NJ Senators
November 12, 2018

A letter shared this week from Senate Judiciary Chairman Chuck Grassley indicates that New Jersey’s senators, Senators Menendez and Booker, have not met with the Third Circuit judicial nominee, Paul Matey, and have not returned the “blue slips” – a courtesy which has historically been extended to home state senators of proposed nominees, to ensure they More »

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