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 (NJDOL) that would codify the organization’s application of the ABC test for independent contractor status.

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“The policy and the enabling statute implicitly and logically require an applicant (who has reached 62, the age of eligibility) to retire during the applicant’s last year of employment with the county. The eligibility provisions do not, as here, allow the applicant to leave employment with the county and then choose to retire at a later date,” the Appellate Division said.

“We will not allow businesses to exploit workers by misclassifying them, stripping employees of essential benefits and avoiding their...

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