STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator JON M. BRAMNICK
District 21 (Middlesex, Morris, Somerset and Union)
SYNOPSIS
Classifies golf caddies as independent contractors for purposes of State employment laws.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
As reported by the Senate Labor Committee with technical review.
An Act concerning the classification of golf caddies for certain purposes and supplementing Title 34 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a person who performs caddie services for a fee or other compensation on a golf course shall be considered an independent contractor for purposes of State law.
b. Caddie services performed for a fee or other compensation on a golf course shall not be considered employment for purposes of the "unemployment compensation law," R.S.43:21-1 et seq., the "Temporary Disability Benefits Law," P.L.1948, c.110 (C.43:21-25 et seq.), the "New Jersey Gross Income Tax Act," N.J.S.54A:1-1 et seq., P.L.1965, c.173 (C.34:11-4.1 et seq.) or other applicable State tax laws, the workers’ compensation law, R.S.34:15-1 et seq., or the "New Jersey State Wage and Hour Law," P.L.1966, c.113 (C.34:11-56a et seq.).
2. This act shall take effect immediately.