Urge Governor Sherrill to Delay New Rules for ABC Test

New Jersey’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development has adopted new regulations governing the “ABC test” used to determine whether someone is an employee or an independent contractor.

The new ABC test presumes a worker is an employee, and the business or nonprofit must prove all three prongs of the test to establish independent contractor status.

If the entity fails one prong, it fails the test, therefore making the guidelines considerably more restrictive than before. The regulations become operative Oct. 1.

This will have cripplingly effects on our organizations and the artists with whom we work. Please consider using the Voter Voice link provided by NJBIA or the ArtPride NJ Action Alert with new action urging Governor Sherrill to delay implementation of new independent contractor regulations. Please take a moment to participate, and kindly share this alert with your Boards, staff, volunteers, and networks. 

NJBIA: VoterVOICE 

"Under the ABC test, a paid worker is presumed to be an employee unless the hiring organization can satisfy all three parts of the test... We are not asking New Jersey to ignore misclassification or create a blanket escape from worker protections. But we are asking the state to distinguish between continuing employment and a bona fide creative professional engagement..."

Learn more from the recent article highlighting the impact that this will have on our sector by ArtPride NJ, Adam Pearle: https://binje.com/op-eds/op-ed-why-proposed-abc-changes-would-be-bad-for-arts-community/

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Delay the ABC Test

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