"One federal benefit program is no longer available . but workers who remain unemployed will automatically qualify for another federal program . through Sept. 4."
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Weekly NJ jobless claims drop 45% as unemployment rate stalls for months April 15, 2021
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New week-to-week jobless claims in New Jersey amid the pandemic nearly halved as the state’s unemployment rate stubbornly hovers just below 8%, according to data from the federal and state labor departments.
For the week ending April 10, there were 10,743 people in the state who filed for unemployment, a roughly 45% drop from the 19,875 people who filed claims the prior week, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
New Jersey’s unemployment rate for March clocked in at 7.7%, a rate it’s been at since last year. The unemployment rate was 7.8% in both February and January, and 7.7% in December 2020.
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Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal has joined Attorneys General from across the nation in supporting two proposed actions by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) that would protect workers by eliminating a pair of Trump-era rules that, if allowed to remain in place, would make it easier for employers to deny workers protections and benefits.
In comments submitted on Monday to DOL Secretary Martin J. Walsh, Attorney General Grewal joined 20 other Attorneys General in endorsing the DOL’s proposed withdrawal of the Independent Contractor Rule promulgated by the Trump Administration in January 2021.
If allowed to take effect, the rule would make it easier for employers to misclassify their employees as “independent contractors,” thereby avoiding responsibility for meeting certain wage-and-hour requirements, and providing such worker benefits as employer-provided health insurance and paid sick leave.