John Shahdanian Quoted in Law360 on New Jersey’s ABC Test Debate Regarding Worker Classification

The Law360 article “ABC Test Proposal Under Threat In NJ Legislature,” highlights the growing battle between New Jersey lawmakers and the state Department of Labor over a proposed rule that would codify the ABC test for determining independent contractors status.

Under the proposal, businesses could classify workers as independent contractors only if they satisfy all three prongs of the test. The measure has sparked bipartisan opposition, with lawmakers and employer advocates concerned it could reshape the state’s workforce.

John Shahdanian II, Chair of Trenk Isabel Siddiqi & Shahdanian’s Labor & Employment group, noted that legislation is “the only pathway” to stop the department’s proposed ABC test, which he cautioned could be “the death knell of the independent contractor.”

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