Not only will employers soon pay higher payroll taxes, but now the state is paying interest to the federal government on the loan it has to pay jobless benefits.
“From Monmouth to Cape May, we’ve seen what happens when you strip police of the power to hold teenagers and young adults accountable for breaking the law."
Sen. Michael Testa said that in addition to the federal aid, the state has to decide how to spend $4.3B from COVID emergency borrowing that wasn’t truly necessary and can’t be repaid early because of the way the debt was structured.
Following the announcement by Gov. Phil Murphy on Monday that most mask and social distance requirements in New Jersey will be lifted May 28, there is growing confusion about how this new directive impacts businesses.
Some immunized workers at the state Motor Vehicle Commission are spending two weeks in quarantine through a note from their doctor despite being protected from the novel coronavirus, the state health commissioner told lawmakers Tuesday.
Unemployed workers aren't required to be looking for work during the pandemic – but they must still certify they're ready, willing, and available to work.