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New Jersey ABC test rules take effect after failed delay push

As of October 2026: Defends the rules as codifying existing law

New Jersey's new independent contractor rules took effect October 1, 2026, after a year of rulemaking and a failed push to delay them. The regulations tell the state's labor department how to apply the ABC test, the three-part standard that decides whether a worker is an independent contractor or must be treated as an employee.

Updated Oct 1

Notable Quotes

"This is not a new test. This is not a change in enforcement." — Kevin Jarvis, Acting Labor Commissioner

from New Jersey ABC test rules take effect after failed delay push · Updated Oct 1

"There's absolutely some frustration because we're swimming upstream against a river of misinformation." — Kevin Jarvis

from New Jersey ABC test rules take effect after failed delay push · Updated Oct 1