SENATE LABOR COMMITTEE

STATEMENT TO

SENATE, No. 3501

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

DATED:  MAY 6, 2021

      The Senate Labor Committee reports favorably Senate Bill No. 3501.

      This bill exempts from coverage under the "unemployment compensation law," R.S.43:21-1 et seq., any services provided by a commercial fisherman whose compensation is comprised solely of a percentage of fish caught or a percentage of the proceeds from the sale of the catch.  The exempted commercial fisherman would not be subject to unemployment insurance (UI) taxes and not be eligible for UI benefits.