S 2782 — Clarifies choice of independent contractor status for certain licensed or regulated professionals.

S2782 1R2R [First[Second Reprint] SENATE, No.

  CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT      As reported by the SenateAssembly BudgetFinancial Institutions and AppropriationsInsurance Committee on JuneSeptember 4,17, 2026, with amendments.

       1.    a.  Notwithstanding any law, rule, or regulation to the contrary, a person shall not be classified as an employee for2[for any purpose under any law, rule, or regulation of this State if:if] under P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a et seq.), the “Temporary Disability Benefits Law,” P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-25 et al.), P.L.2018, c.10 (C.34:11D-1 et seq.), or the “New Jersey Call Center Jobs Act,” P.L.2019, c.470 (C.34:21-8 et seq.), provided that2:

2or2      (b)   a broker-dealer, agent, investment adviser, or investment adviser representative registered or regulated by the New Jersey Bureau of Securities pursuant to the “Uniform Securities Law (1997),” P.L.1967, c.93 (C.49:3-47 et seq.), or registered or regulated by the federal Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the provisions of the “Securities Act of 1933,” (15 U.S.C.

s.80b-1 et seq.);seq.) 2[;

       (c)   1[an individual who operates a motor vehicle to deliver or pick up freight from a marine terminal or rail facility and satisfies the criteria for exemption from the definition of “employment” as defined under R.S.43:21-19(i)(7)(X);

of this section shall not be required to satisfy any additional test to be deemed an independent contractor, including, but not limited to, the tests set forth at or applied to P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.1 et seq.) and the “New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law,” P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a et seq.).seq.)]2.

       2.   2b.   ThisNotwithstanding act shall take effect immediately and shall apply retroactively to any writtenlaw, agreementrule, entered into before or afterregulation in the effectiveState, datenothing ofin this act forshall thepreclude purposeany ofregulated enforcingor butlicensed notprofessional changingincluded thein termssubsection ofa. that agreement.

of this section from having an employment relationship with an employer.2        2.    This act shall take effect immediately and shall apply retroactively to any written agreement entered into before or after the effective date of this act for the purpose of enforcing but not changing the terms of that agreement.