{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-20-2","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:20-2","heading":"Findings, declarations relative to classification of construction employees.","body":"2.\tThe Legislature finds that employers in the construction industry who improperly classify employees as independent contractors deprive these workers of proper Social Security benefits and other benefits, while reducing the employers' State and federal tax withholdings and related obligations.  Moreover, this practice puts businesses that bear higher costs for complying with the law at a competitive disadvantage.\nL.2007, c.114, s.2.","path":["TITLE 34 LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"e2b606500cbacded8c1aba74d7259e6c2625785f7ea3bf2659dd0e3a8fc47263","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-20-1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-20-3"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}