The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development’s new regulations impacting the “ABC test” used to determine independent contractor status goes into effect on October 1, 2026, and will apply to New Jersey’s Unemployment Compensation Law, the Wage Payment Law, and the Wage and Hour Law, among other statutes. Employers in the healthcare sector who reply on the services of independent contractors should take steps now to evaluate their current worker classifications to avoid future liability or a potential NJDOL audit, as explained in this recent Client Alert from our employment law practice team.