Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Uber and Lyft drivers would be considered employees, not independent contractors, under new regulations proposed by New Jersey ...

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has proposed new rules that could reclassify independent contractors as employees. Businesses and some gig workers oppose the proposal, ...

The DOL independent contractor rule 2026 proposal could reshape how millions of gig workers ...

NJ argues that by classifying workers like drivers as freelancers, firms such as Uber, Lyft, DoorDash and GrubHub avoid disability and family leave insurance payments, and unemployment payments ...

NJ Department of Labor’s independent contractor rule remains under review Freelancers, NJBIA, lawmakers and others raise concerns Murphy emphasizes public input and ongoing debate According to Gov.

A proposal by New Jersey's state labor department to institute new rules to protect gig workers has sparked a major backlash from the industry, with a policy expert at one of the broker-dealer ...

The financial services industry is stepping up its battle against a proposed rule in New Jersey that could stop independent financial advisors from running their own firms and make it nearly ...

The Department of Labor just proposed a new independent contractor rule in 2026 that ...

When you’re a small business, you may not have the resources (nor the need) for a full-time staff. You might choose to have one or two employees who work part-time, one or two who work full-time, or, ...

Independent financial advisors running their own firms in New Jersey may soon find it nearly impossible to maintain their independence and avoid classification as employees of their broker-dealers if ...