(Amazon)Officials claim Amazon wrongly called drivers independent contractors. Amazon says NJ is wrong on 'facts and the law'
(Amazon)Officials claim Amazon wrongly called drivers independent contractors. Amazon says NJ is wrong on 'facts and the law'

(OIT/NJ Governor's Office)Employers must offer wage protections and more for 130,000 workers
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NJ legislation is aimed at protecting students from unreasonably high tuition rates
NJ Spotlight NewsNJ labor department will offer in-person unemployment assistance by appointment, starting March 28

Many residents are still trying to resolve problems with their unemployment benefits.

Stockton University says it will cover the balance of tuition and fees after grants, starting this fall, for eligible first-year and transfer students with household ...

More than 10,000 New Jersey residents filed first-time unemployment claims in the most recent week

Members of the Senate budget committee spent the day listening to more testimony on Gov. Phil Murphy’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year.

New programming is in place to speed up review of unemployment claims hitting the one-year mark.

NJBIA says with revenues coming in better than anticipated, there is no need to raise taxes

Robert Asaro-Angelo apologizes to those facing hardships, says improvements to the system are being made daily

There are still tens of thousands of people stuck in unemployment claim limbo in NJ.

Booker says with interest, the $1,000 investment grows to $50,000 by the time the newborn turns 18.

President Joe Biden extended the pause on federal student loan payments through at least September.

The state Labor Department says those who are unemployed will begin receiving the $300 in supplemental federal benefits early next week.
(NJ Spotlight News)On Tuesday the U.S. Department of Labor assured workers receiving federal COVID-19-related benefits that they would not see a lapse in benefits this week.

Many NJ residents have hit a wall with FEMA's Lost Wages payments
NJ Spotlight NewsNew Jersey's still dealing with backlogged unemployment claims, 30-40,000 of them, according to the state labor commissioner. He blames the problem on the sheer scale ...