NJ new unemployment app will save 'hours of time,' Murphy vows
New Jersey has used millions in federal funding to overhaul its Unemployment Insurance application — cutting down on wait times and frustrations for users.
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Massive Wave of Layoffs to Affect Hundreds in Several Fields
While 2023 comes to an end, massive job cuts are being planned in New Jersey.
If You Go On Strike in New Jersey, You Can Collect Unemployment
If you choose to go on strike against your employer in New Jersey, you can collect unemployment.
Are Unemployment Checks Turning Americans Lazy?
Many business owners believe that Americans are receiving too much money from unemployment and it is making everyone very lazy.
Some jobless NJ residents will get more pandemic checks this fall
New Jersey is processing the Lost Wage Assistance through FEMA, of $300 a week for up to 6 weeks. The money will arrive in a lump sum in October.
Be alert: You’re going to have to pay taxes on your unemployment
On top of what New Jersey provides in jobless benefits, $600 per week in federal money is available to unemployed workers via the CARES Act.
Another big jump in NJ jobless claims, but smallest in four weeks
More than 140,000 new unemployment claims were filed by New Jerseyans last week, bringing the four-week total after coronavirus shutdowns to over 717,500.
How to get unemployment if you’re an NJ freelance or gig worker
A guide for freelance, gig workers and independent contractors to file for NJ unemployment benefits
Getting through? NJ unemployment office makes improvements
Hundreds of new customer service representatives are being activated and new technologies are being used to cut wait times
NJ’s advice for the jobless, such as: Say you’re looking for work
One in 12 workers in New Jersey filed for unemployment in a two-week span. State urges patience as the system to file for benefits can't keep up.