NJ S4839

Certain licensed professionals with written agreements designating them as independent contractors cannot be classified as employees under any New Jersey law, rule, or regulation

Covered professionals include licensed insurance producers, broker-dealers, investment advisers, investment adviser representatives registered with state or federal securities regulators, and motor vehicle operators delivering freight to marine terminals or rail facilities who meet unemployment law exemption criteria

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

The bill applies retroactively to written agreements entered into before or after the effective date, intended to enforce but not change existing agreement terms

Legislative intent confirms that these regulated professionals have historically not been treated as employees under state law when operating under independent contractor agreements