Several more business, economic and freelancer groups have come out against a controversial rule formally adopted by the Sherrill administration this week that makes if much more difficult to be a freelance worker in New Jersey.
The regulation, first proposed by Gov. Phil Murphy, which yielded 9,500 comments in opposition last year, changes the criteria of the ABC test that determines whether a person is a freelancer or an employee. It will still need some statutory changes by the Legislature.
The administration is targeting a 120-day phase-in period for the rule.
In response to the adoption of the rule, Jersey1st, the New Jersey Policy Institute, and Americans for Prosperity–New Jersey issued the following joint statement:
“Governor Sherrill’s decision to move forward with this sweeping worker classification rule is deeply concerning for the hundreds of thousands of independent contractors who rely on flexibility, autonomy, and entrepreneurship to earn a living.
“While the state claims these regulations simply ‘clarify’ existing law, the reality is that the ABC test already sets one of the strictest standards in the nation, presuming workers are employees unless all three prongs are met.
“By layering on additional regulatory interpretation, the state risks further blurring the line between independent work and traditional employment in a way that could force many freelancers, gig workers, and small businesses into arrangements they neither want nor need.
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