Requires DOLWD to take measures to ensure State unemployment offices reopen immediately and remain open during and after public health emergency.
This bill requires New Jersey's Department of Labor and Workforce Development (DOLWD) to reopen all state unemployment offices by March 1, 2022, and keep them open during public health emergencies. It mandates that DOLWD leadership (including the commissioner) face salary reductions (5% every two weeks for the first month, then 10% monthly) if offices remain closed past the deadline. The bill creates a "Unemployed Workers Compensation Fund" to collect these reduced salaries. It directly affects unemployed New Jersey residents needing access to unemployment services and DOLWD staff responsible for office operations. The measure expires once all offices are reopened.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
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2 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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P
Antwan McClellan
RRepublican
P
Erik Simonsen
RRepublican
Co
Chris DePhillips
RRepublican
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