NJ S2782

Licensed insurance producers, broker-dealers, investment advisers, and investment adviser representatives can be classified as independent contractors if they have a written agreement describing them as such, exempting them from employee classification under New Jersey state law.

Motor vehicle operators who deliver or pick up freight from marine terminals or rail facilities and meet existing unemployment compensation law exemption criteria qualify for independent contractor status.

Covered professionals are exempt from satisfying additional worker classification tests, including those under the State wage payment law and New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law.

The bill applies retroactively to written agreements entered into before or after the effective date, enforcing but not changing the terms of existing agreements.

Sponsored by Senator Gordon M. Johnson (District 37, Bergen) and pre-filed for introduction in the 2026 legislative session.