New Jersey is cracking down on employers who wrongly label employees as independent contractors.- In a recent case the commissioner of the State Department of Labor and Workforce Development accused a company and its subsidiaries of falsely categorizing more than 300 truck drivers as independent contractors.
- New Jersey seeks to collect millions in back wages, penalties and fines, and to end the alleged improper classification of workers.
- New Jersey has a statute which authorizes the state to bring litigation against employers who misclassify workers as independent contractors.
New Jersey is Going After the Big Employer
This case involves a facility in Newark whose drivers deliver containers over short and long distances. Misclassification of employees vs. independent contractors is widespread. It has been in place by employers seeking to avoid the costs associated with classifying workers as employees.
This case will likely become a deterrent to other employers, and force them to reassess how they classify employees and independent contractors.
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By Fredrick P. Niemann, Esq. of Hanlon Niemann & Wright, a Freehold Township, Monmouth County, NJ Employment Law Attorney