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When determining whether to classify a worker as an employee or an independent contractor, employers in New Jersey must follow the “ABC” test. Under this test, an individual receiving remuneration in return for rendering services is presumed to be an employee unless the employer can meet its burden of proving\u00a0all\u00a0three\u00a0of the following elements:<\/p>\n

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  1. The individual has been and will continue to be free from control or direction over the performance of work performed, both under contract of service and in fact.<\/li>\n
  2. The work is either outside the usual course of the business for which such service is performed, or the work is performed outside of all the places of business of the enterprise for which such service is performed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    When determining whether to classify a worker as an employee or an independent contractor, employers in New Jersey must follow the “ABC” test. Under this test, an individual receiving remuneration in return for rendering services is presumed to be an employee unless the employer can meet its burden of proving\u00a0all\u00a0three\u00a0of the following elements: The individual […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,442,247],"tags":[],"coauthors":[441],"class_list":["post-5648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-insights","category-weiner","category-labor-employment-insights"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nAvoiding Misclassification of New Jersey Workers — December 17, 2024 — Lindabury, McCormick, Estabrook & Cooper, P.C. 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