Sam Hargrove, Andre Hall and Marco Eusebio, Plaintiffs-Appellants v. Sleepy’s, LLC, Defendant-Respondent, v. I…

Summary

The Supreme Court of New Jersey answered a certified question from the Third Circuit, holding that the "ABC" test derived from the Unemployment Compensation Act governs the determination of employee versus independent contractor status under both the Wage Payment Law and the Wage and Hour Law. The Court reasoned that the statutes share similar remedial purposes and language, and that deference to the Department of Labor's longstanding interpretation is warranted.