With May quarterly payments in the bank, the state was able to temporarily pay down its unemployment borrowing. It won't' be fully solvent until mid-2024.
Updated federal guidance expands the number of cases where states don't have to recover overpaid COVID jobless benefits, so long as fraud wasn't involved.
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.
Employees in New Jersey who feel their health is at risk when at work due to a lack of COVID-19 protections can refuse to work and still receive unemployment benefits.
Governor says state and federal programs to help virus-shocked businesses are coming but workers dropped from payroll may miss out on expanded sick-leave pay.