New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4774: Employment status test-invalidates DOLWD rules & regulations, cert contractors
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
Invalidates DOLWD rules and regulations concerning employment status test for independent contractors.
What the bill says
An Act invalidating the Department of Labor and Workforce Development rules and regulations concerning employment status test for independent contractors.
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
An Act invalidating the Department of Labor and Workforce Development rules and regulations concerning employment status test for independent contractors. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. a. The Legislature finds and declares that the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development concerning the employment status test for independent contractors and the application of factors set forth at R.S.43:21-19(i)(6) to be inconsistent with the intent of the Legislature. b. The rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development at N.J.A.C. 12:11-1 et seq., which take effect on October 1, 2026, shall be void and have no force or effect. c. The Department of Labor and Workforce Development shall not enforce, implement, or otherwise give effect to the rules and regulations described in this section. 2. This act shall take effect immediately. STATEMENT This bill provides that the rules and regulations adopted by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development in the New Jersey Administrative Code concerning the employment status test for independent contractors and the application of factors set under State labor law are void and have no force or effect. The bill prohibits the department from enforcing, implementing, or otherwise giving effect to those rules and regulations.
Sponsors
- Carmen F. Amato, Jr. (R, 9) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RS REF SLA
Subjects: LABOR
Common questions
- What is S4774?
- S4774 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Employment status test-invalidates DOLWD rules & regulations, cert contractors.
- What does S4774 do?
- In its own words: An Act invalidating the Department of Labor and Workforce Development rules and regulations concerning employment status test for independent contractors.
- What is the status of S4774?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RS REF SLA (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4774?
- Carmen F. Amato, Jr. (R, 9).
- Where is the official record for S4774?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4774
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