New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A5619: Employment status test-invalidates DOLWD rules & regulations, cert contractors
Status: In committee, October 15, 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 15, 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
- Brian E. Rumpf (R, 9) · primary sponsor
- Gregory E. Myhre (R, 9) · primary sponsor
- Gerry Scharfenberger (R, 13)
- Dawn Fantasia (R, 24)
Latest actions
- : INT 1RA REF ALA
Subjects: LABOR
Common questions
- What is A5619?
- A5619 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Employment status test-invalidates DOLWD rules & regulations, cert contractors.
- What does A5619 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 A5619?
- In committee as of October 15, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RA REF ALA (October 15, 2026).
- Who sponsored A5619?
- Brian E. Rumpf (R, 9), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A5619?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A5619
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