On Thursday, December 5 the Senate Labor Committee considered S-4204, which makes changes to the ABC test used to determine whether a worker should be classified as an employee or an independent contractor. The initial version of the Senate bill introduced last month would have banned most independent contractor relationships. After hearing testimony in the […]
Employment & Labor Law
Senate Labor Committee Advances Legislation
The Senate Labor Committee on Thursday released all bills on its agenda, including three opposed by NJBIA: S-4204 (independent contractors); S-4219 (expanding types of public projects for PLAs); and S-4230 (penalties for misclassification of workers). We asked for amendments to provide for due process on S-4229 and to provide protections for business from inadvertent or […]
Assembly Labor Committee Advances Legislation
This past Monday, the Assembly Labor Committee met and passed the following bills. A-5801 – Coughlin (D19) – Concerns the responsibility of owners for wage claims against subcontractors. NJBIA did not take a position on this bill as the committee accepted amendments the removed ‘owners’ from the responsibilities outlined in the legislation. A-5839 – Moriarty […]
NJBIA Labor Update from Nov 14. Senate Labor Committee
On Thursday, Nov. 14, the Senate Labor Committee passed the following bills out of committee. S4064 (Singleton) – Concerns the responsibility of owners for wage claims against subcontractors S4167 (Madden) – Concerns skilled trained workforce in work by contactors in certain industries S4204 (Sweeney) – Concerns employment status of individuals with respect to wage and […]
NJBIA Testimony on S-4167, which concerns skilled trained workforce in work by contactors in certain industries
On behalf of our member companies that provide more than 1 million jobs in the state and make the New Jersey Business & Industry Association the largest statewide business association in the country, I am writing to share the following concerns on Senate bill 4167. The bill would require privately owned petroleum refineries and petrochemical […]