Governor Phil Murphy is suggesting the on-going worker shortage in New Jersey is a good thing. Long a supporter of increasing the minimum wage to $15 per hour, Murphy thinks the pandemic will make that happen sooner and might increase wages even more. With the enhanced federal unemployment benefit of $300 per week, workers who make less than $15 per hour make more staying home then going back to work. The disparity has hit the hospitality sector particularly hard. Some shore businesses say they have increased their starting salaries to as high as $16 per hour, and still can t hire enough workers.
Murphy, however dismissed talk of enhanced unemployment benefits being a disincentive to work. As he was preparing to march in a Memorial Day Parade in Bergenfield on Monday, the governor said lingering COVID-19 fears have left many workers scared to return to work. He also blamed a lack of daycare and school concerns for the worker shortage. Yet at the same time, Murphy suggested the wor
Serena DiMaso is an outspoken member of the New Jersey Legislature. She s tough, effective and smart. In addition to doing her job as an EMT, she is always available for constituents when they need help.
We get calls every day from people who need help navigating through the outdated and ineffective NJ government bureaucracy. When someone hits a wall, my go-to is Serena. She and her team have never said no to a New Jersey resident who needs help, even those who can t vote for her because they live way outside her district.
As a strong woman, she s raised the ire of nasty insider-elite Shaun Golden who is the sheriff in Monmouth County and somehow legally the Party Boss in the same county. He s gone so far as to remove her from the endorsed GOP ticket and has added a personal pick to join the current senator and second assembly member. This means that in an effort to confuse voters, she will not appear in the regular Republican column. It s among the most corrupt things party boss
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At this point in 2020, life was normal, the economy was in a stable enough place and then one month later, everything turned upside down for months leaving many out of work.
As of December of 2020, 6.8-percent of Ocean County was unemployed,
That number continued to grow as the months wore on but now as we head into 2021, employment opportunities for all things we enjoy about the summer are coming back.
If you re looking for work, even part-time, there are a dugout and bullpen full of opportunities for you to sign-up for this baseball season.