“'This bill isn’t about just Uber and Lyft. This dangerous legislation ties the hands of every aspiring entrepreneur in the state who owns their own company, including subcontractors with employees who sell their services to another business,'”
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"said NFIB’s State Director in New Jersey, Laurie Ehlbeck. 'The companies that contract with them would hesitate to offer them work if this bill passes because the definition of ‘independent contractor’ would become so broad there would be concern about legal risks.'"
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"The New Jersey bill, based on a California law, would require any company hiring an independent contractor in the state to prove without exception that the person is performing work 'outside the usual course of the hiring entity’s business.'”
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"Under the New Jersey version, for example, if a masonry subcontractor works for a home builder, they may be considered an employee because the hiring business’ usual course of work is building houses..."
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So if you're a freelance journalist doing work for a news outlet, that outlet would have to hire you. You would lose the intellectual rights to your work. You would lose the ability to write off business expenses in your taxes.
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As what's happening in CA, companies could start blacklisting NJ writers/journalists.
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Yes, we need to stop companies from exploiting workers (which is definitely a problem), but blanket legislation that kills freelance businesses isn't a good way to do it.
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From one of our SPJ members in NJ: "The Senate Labor Relations Committee reviewed the bill on Friday and sent it back to the Senate with amendments. The state Assembly is next scheduled for a voting session on Monday, Nov. 25, that agenda has not been posted."
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"Both the Senate and Assembly are in committee meetings only tomorrow, no voting sessions. The Assembly labor committee is meeting tomorrow, but that bill is not on the agenda."
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So there is still time to contact your local lawmakers if you're a freelancer in New Jersey.
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