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Dec-19-24 New Jersey Labor Market Remains Steady for November

Dec-18-24 Attorney General Platkin, Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo Obtain Nearly $300,000 in Back Pay and Penalties for Misclassified Newspaper Delivery Workers

Dec-17-24 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Announces New Benefit Rates for 2025

Dec-16-24 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Trenton Bar for Minimum Wage and Overtime Rate Violations, Incomplete Records, Unpaid Wages, and Failure to Pay Earned Sick Leave

Dec-12-24 NJDOL Posts the Names of Six Businesses with Outstanding Wage, Benefit and Tax Law Violations to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (AKA ‘The WALL’)

Dec-11-24 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Atlantic City Convenience Store for Employee Misclassification and Wages Owed

Dec-5-24 New Jersey & USDR, with support from Google.org, release LLM training materials to build AI translation assistants for public services

Nov-22-24 NJDOL Celebrates USDOL’s National Apprenticeship Week

Nov-14-24 Preliminary Estimates Show a Steady Labor Market in October

Nov-13-24 NJDOL Posts the Names of 7 Businesses with Outstanding Wage, Benefit and Tax Law Violations to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (AKA ‘The WALL’)

Oct-29-24 NJDOL Posts the Names of 9 Businesses with Outstanding Wage, Benefit and Tax Law Violations to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (AKA ‘The WALL’)

Oct-25-24 NJDOL Announces $7 Million in Grants to Support Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs

Oct-25-24 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Announces $2 Million Grant Opportunity to Help Provide Training for Minorities and Women in the Construction Trades

Oct-17-24 New Jersey Added 19,200 Jobs in September

Oct-16-24 New Jersey Department of Labor Returns $7.5 Million in Back Wages to 865 Utility Workers who Assisted with Hurricane Recovery Efforts

Oct-9-24 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Newfield Contractor Performing Work at American Dream Mall

Oct-8-24 New Jersey’s Minimum Wage to Increase to $15.49/Hour for Most Employees on Jan. 1

Oct-8-24 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Contractor Performing Work at Newark High School of Architecture & Interior Design Site

Oct-1-24 US Department of Labor, New Jersey Department of Labor Strategic Enforcement Initiative Combats Illegal Child Labor

Sep-25-24 NJDOL Announces $2.2M in Grants to Boost Access to Worker Benefits and Protections

Sep-24-24 New Jersey Announces ‘Fund My Future’ Grant Opportunity to Support New Jerseyans Seeking Job Training and Career Advancement

Sep-19-24 201 Businesses Placed on the Workplace Accountability in Labor List (‘The WALL’) as It Marks First Anniversary

Sep-19-24 New Jersey Payrolls Decline in August; Unemployment Rate at 4.8 Percent

Sep-10-24 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Announces $10M Incumbent Worker Training Grant

Sep-9-24 NJ Department of Labor Amplifies Workers’ Rights with Campaign Launch on the Heels of Labor Day

Aug-23-24 NJDOL Posts the Names of 19 Businesses with Outstanding Wage, Benefit and Tax Law Violations to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (AKA ‘The WALL’)

Aug-15-24 NJ Employment Dips in July; Unemployment Rate Ticks Up to 4.7%

Aug-14-24 NJDOL Awards 28 Employers Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Awards to Celebrate Safe + Sound Week

Aug-14-24 NJDOL Assesses New Brunswick Landscaping Company $38K in Back Wages to Five Workers

Aug-2-24 NJDOL Issues Company-Wide Stop-Work Order to East Brunswick Contractor Performing Construction Work at Public Schools

Aug-2-24 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Orders to Multiple North Jersey Construction Sites, North Bergen Contractor Must Halt All Work Statewide

July-18-24 New Jersey Labor Market Remains Stable in June

July-17-24 Public Works Contractors Required to Report Certified Payroll Records Online Starting August 15

July-12-24 NJ Labor Department Highlights New Laws in Effect Summer 2024 Impacting the Workforce, Employers

July-11-24 NJDOL Posts the Names of 10 Businesses with Outstanding Wage, Benefit and Tax Law Violations to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (AKA ‘The WALL’)

July-11-24 Attorney General Platkin, Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo Resolve Worker Misclassification Investigation

July-2-24 “Domestic Workers’ Bill of Rights” Effective July 1, NJDOL Outlines Key Provisions

June-27-24 NJDOL Awards $4.8 Million in Grants to Support Women and Minorities in the Construction Trades

June-20-24 NJ Department of Labor Awards More Than $6.3 Million in Grants to Support Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs

June-20-24 As School Construction Season Begins, Labor Dept. Spotlights the Important Role of Districts in Prevailing Wage Law Compliance

June-20-24 New Jersey Labor Market Experienced Job Gains in May

June-16-24 NJDOL Posts the Names of Seven Businesses with Outstanding Wage, Benefit and Tax Law Violations to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (AKA ‘The WALL’)

June-12-24 NJ Labor Department Reminds Minors & Caregivers Working Papers are Online in Streamlined Process

June-7-24 NJ Labor Department Announces Municipal Prevailing Wage Threshold Rises to $19,375 on July 1

May-21-24 ICYMI: Governor Murphy, Acting U.S. Labor Secretary Su, Commissioner Asaro-Angelo Highlight New Online Unemployment Application

May-16-24 NJ Labor Market Indicators Mixed in April

May-15-24 NJDOL Adds 16 Businesses to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List

May-09-24 NJDOL Strategic Enforcement Initiative Uncovers Significant Violations in the Laundromat Industry

Apr-30-24 NJDOL Reaches Landmark Compliance Agreement with Eatontown Contractor Performing Construction Work at Jersey City Apartment Complex

Apr-24-24 New Jersey Youth Corps Celebrates Earth Week by Building Community Garden, Encouraging Backyard Conservation

Apr-18-24 NJ Adds Jobs in March

Apr-11-24 NJDOL Adds 17 Businesses with Outstanding Wage, Benefit or Tax Law Liabilities to its Bad Actors List

Apr-04-24 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Orders to 2 More Contractors Performing Work at American Dream Mall

Apr-04-24 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Contractor Performing Work at North Brunswick Municipal Building

Apr-01-24 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Wayne Contractor Performing Work at American Dream Mall

Mar-27-24 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Orders to 4 Contractors at Jersey City Apartment Complex

Mar-21-24 New Jersey Unemployment Rate Holds Steady; Job Losses Recorded in February Following Six Months of Gains

Mar-14-24 Governor Murphy, Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo & Chief Innovation Officer Cole Announce Launch of My Career NJ

Mar-14-24 NJDOL Retrieves More than $2.2M in Back Wages for 811 Swissport Workers at Newark Airport in First Action Under Healthy Terminals Act

Mar-12-24 NJDOL: 9 Businesses with Wage, Benefit or Tax Law Violations Added to Workplace Accountability in Labor List (AKA ‘The WALL’)

Mar-11-24 New 2023 Benchmark New Jersey Employment Data Released; Preliminary January 2024 Estimates Indicate Continued Job Growth

Mar-04-24 NJDOL Announces Additional $2.2M in Available Grants to Increase Awareness, Access to Worker Benefits, Protections

Mar-01-24 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Cinnaminson Contractor Working on Project in Old Bridge

Mar-01-24 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Trenton Tire Shop for Back Wages Owed to Employee

Mar-01-24 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Stratford Used Car Dealer for Employee Misclassification and Wages Owed

Feb-29-24 NJDOL Announces $6M Grant to Support Apprenticeship

Feb-27-24 NJDOL Awards Nearly $8 Million in Grants to Support Apprenticeship and Pre-Apprenticeship Programs

Feb-16-24 NJDOL Raises Awareness, Focuses Enforcement on Panic Device Law

Feb-08-24 NJDOL Adds 19 Businesses with Outstanding Workers' Comp Violations to Workplace Accountability in Labor List (AKA 'The WALL')

Feb-02-24 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Announces $4M Grant to Help Women, Minorities Pursue Construction Trades Careers

Jan-19-24 NJDOL Adds 19 Businesses to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List; Total Number of Bad Actors Now Surpasses 100

Jan-18-24 Job Growth Accelerates in December as NJ Ends 2023 Up Nearly 70K Positions

Jan-12-24 NJDOL Looks Ahead to Continued Agency Improvements and Worker Protections in 2024, Recaps Year of Accomplishments

Jan-11-24 NJDOL Announces $3.6M in Grant Funds to Promote Work Opportunities for Special Populations of Youth

Jan-03-24 NJDOL Encourages Employers to Start 2024 in Compliance with State Labor Laws

Dec-27-23 New Jersey’s Minimum Wage to Exceed Governor Murphy’s $15/Hour Goal on January 1

Dec-21-23 NJ Adds Jobs in November; Unemployment Rate Inches Higher

Dec-12-23 NJDOL Names 14 Businesses with Overdue Wage, Benefit or Tax Liabilities; Bars them from Public Contracting Until Paid in Full

Dec-11-23 ICYMI: Joint Lawsuit Seeks to End Misclassification of Employee Truck Drivers

Dec-4-23 NJDOL, Community Partners Reach Nearly 47K Workers in First Year of Grant Program to Improve Access to State Benefits, Protections

Dec-1-23 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to East Windsor Contractor on Municipal Utilities Project

Nov-27-23 NJ Labor Department Announces $10M Grant to Build Apprenticeship Training Center Capacity

Nov-16-23 New Jersey Adds Jobs in October; Unemployment Rate Inches Higher

Nov-13-23 NJDOL Celebrates Apprenticeship Month, 100% Increase in Registered Apprenticeship Programs

Nov-06-23 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Announces $3M Pre-Apprenticeship in Career Education (PACE) Grant

Nov-06-23 $5M Growing Apprenticeship in Nontraditional Sectors (GAINS) Grant Announced by NJDOL

Nov-02-23 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Announces $10M Incumbent Worker Training Grant

Oct-19-23 U.S. House Ways & Means Oversight Subcommittee Hears Testimony from NJ Labor Commissioner on Fraud Prevention

Oct-19-23 NJ Adds Jobs in September; Unemployment Rate Rises

Oct-17-23 Survey: 71% of NJ Workers Report Access to Paid Leave; Half Aware of Laws by Name

Oct-12-23 NJ Receives $11M+ Federal Grant to Continue Unemployment System Improvements

Oct-03-23 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Enhances Digital Portal for Reporting, Viewing Certified Payroll Records, Equal Pay Reports

Oct-02-23 NJ Sees Nearly 25% Increase in Private Sector Worksites Over 5 Years of the Murphy Administration

Sep-27-23 NJDOL Announces $3 Million Grant to Support Women and Minorities in the Construction Trades

Sep-26-23 New Jersey’s Minimum Wage to Surpass $15 Per Hour Target Set by Gov. Murphy

Sep-25-23 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Manville Contractor on Newark Construction Project

Sep-25-23 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to North Brunswick Contractor on Newark Construction Project

Sep-14-23 NJDOL Recoups More Than $630,000 in Unpaid Wages for 314 Boston Market Workers

Sep-14-23 NJ Gains 12K Jobs in August; Unemployment Rate Inches Higher

Sep-12-23 NJDOL Posts the Names of 36 Businesses with Outstanding Wage, Benefit and Tax Law Violations to its Workplace Accountability in Labor List (AKA ‘The WALL’)

Aug-22-23 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Launches Digital Portal to House Prevailing Wage Payrolls, Equitable Pay Data

Aug-17-23 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Robbinsville Contractor on Middlesex Co. Elementary School Project

Aug-17-23 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Colo. Contractor on Mercer Co. High School Project

Aug-17-23 Estimates for July Show Signs of Cooling Labor Market

Aug-15-23 NJDOL Orders Work to Halt at 27 Boston Market Locations Statewide

Aug-8-23 Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights Provisions Now Fully in Effect

Aug-7-23 NJDOL Sending Warning Letter to Businesses with Unsettled Violations of State Labor Laws

Aug-2-23 NJDOL Awards 29 Employers Governor’s Occupational Safety and Health Awards

Jul-26-23 NJDOL Cites NY Construction Company for Workers’ Rights Violations, Stops Work on NJ School 

Jul-20-23 New Jersey Labor Market Remains Resilient in June

Jul-18-23 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to Newark Construction Company for Multiple Workers’ Rights Violations

Jul-12-23 NJDOL Announces $1.5M in Grants to Boost Access to Worker Benefits and Protections

Jul-11-23 Evidence of Worker Exploitation Stops Work at 110 Job Sites

Jul-07-23 NJDOL Teams Up with Coin Laundry Association to Educate Laundromat Owners, Clean Up Compliance Issues

Jun-29-23 NJ Labor Department Cautions Public, Storeowners on the Dangers and Illegality of Igniting Fireworks Ahead of Independence Day

Jun-21-23 As School Construction Season Begins, Labor Dept. Spotlights the Importance of Districts in Prevailing Wage Law Compliance

Jun-15-23 NJDOL Awards More Than $8.6 Million in Grants to Support Apprenticeship Programs, Diversity in Construction

Jun-15-23 NJ Labor Market Remains Strong in May

May-24-23 NJDOL Issues 10 Stop-Work Orders in Strategic Enforcement Initiative to Address Drywall Worker Exploitation

May-23-23 NJ Labor Department Highlights Surfboat and Lightning Safety in Advance of Summer Season

May-22-23 NJDOL Reaches Landmark Compliance Agreement to Protect Rights of Drywall Workers

May-18-23 NJ Minors to Get Working Papers Online Starting June 1 at MyWorkingPapers.NJ.Gov

May-18-23 New Jersey Labor Market Remains Robust; Unemployment Rate Steady at 3.5%

May-08-23 Sweeping “Temporary Workers’ Bill of Rights” Now In Effect, NJDOL Outlines Key Provisions

May-05-23 NJDOL Seeks Applicants for Apprenticeship Policy Position as Part of the Governor’s Fellows Program

Apr-20-23 NJ’s Labor Participation Rate Climbs; Unemployment Steady at 3.5% Despite Job Losses in March 

Apr-11-23 NJDOL Safeguards Rights of Retail Laundromat Workers with Forward-Looking Strategic Enforcement Efforts

Mar-31-23 NJDOL Announces Expansion of Governor Murphy’s Return and Earn Incentive Program 

Mar-29-23 New Jersey Department of Labor Launches Summer 2023 Paid Internship Program

Mar-28-23 NJDOL Announces Additional $3M in Pre-Apprenticeship Training Grants

Mar-23-23 NJ’s Strong Labor Market Continues in February

Mar-13-23 Updated Labor Data: New Jersey Experienced Higher Employment Growth Over Past 2 Years Than First Reported

Mar-03-23 NJDOL Announces Additional $4 Million in Grants to Train Apprentices in Nontraditional Fields

Mar-01-23 NJDOL Announces $1.5M in Available Grants to Increase Awareness, Access to Worker Benefits, Protections

Feb-27-23 NJDOL Announces $6 Million Grant to Support Women and Minorities in the Construction Trades

Feb-21-23 NJDOL Compiles Snapshot of Black, African American Employment for Black History Month

Feb-09-23 Multi-Agency Investigation Results in Assessing 20 Contractors More than $1.3M in Back Wages and Penalties

Feb-08-23 NJDOL Apprenticeship Gives Home Health Aides Expertise to Care for Clients with Dementia 

Jan-19-23 NJ’s Job Gains Continue with Slight Uptick in December

Jan-13-23 NJDOL Awards Nearly $3M in Grants to Businesses, Organizations to Bolster Apprenticeship Programs

Jan-06-23 NJDOL Reflects on a Year of Enhanced Worker Protections, Improved Unemployment Application as Garden State Touts More Workers, Employers Than Ever Before

Dec-28-22 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Announces New Benefit Rates for 2023

Dec-20-22 With NJDOL Funding, Rowan to Lead Retail Cannabis Worker Training Apprenticeship

Dec-15-22 New Jersey Labor Market Sees Solid Growth in November

Dec-06-22 Culinary Students Get a Taste of Apprenticeship

Nov-29-22 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Announces Proactive New Approach to Ensuring Workers’ Earnings, Benefits

Nov-25-22 NJDOL Makes it Easier for Unemployed Workers to Verify Their Identity

Nov-25-22 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Orders to Contractor for Two School Projects

Nov-17-22 New Jersey's Private Sector Continued to Add Jobs in October for 30th Consecutive Month of Growth

Nov-14-22 NJDOL Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

Oct-21-22 Back Wages Returned to Summer Lifeguards in three Shore Towns After NJDOL Investigation Finds $400,000 Owed in Unpaid Overtime

Oct-21-22 Workers, Employers will Pay Less in Temporary Disability, Family Leave Contributions in 2023, NJDOL Announces

Oct-20-22 New Jersey Job Growth Slows in September

Oct-13-22 NJ Labor Department Issues Stop-Work Orders On Belleville High School Project

Oct-5-22 NJ Labor Department Issues Stop-Work Orders to Two Contractors for Violations at Dunellen School Job Site

Sep-29-22 NJ Labor Department Issues Stop-Work Order to Nutley Restaurant for Wage Violations

Sep-28-22 NJDOL Completes Extensive Inspection Program Along the Jersey Shore to Increase Beach Worker Safety

Sep-22-22 NJDOL Announces $6.5 Million in Apprenticeship Grants

Sep-20-22 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development, Attorney General’s Office Announce Historic $7.75M Settlement of Child Labor Law Violations with Chipotle Mexican Grill

Sep-20-22 New Jersey’s Minimum Wage to Increase to $14.13/Hour for Most Employees on Jan. 1

Sep-15-22 NJ Adds Jobs in August; Employment Growth Continues for 21st Straight Month

Sep-13-22 Uber Pays $100M in Driver Misclassification Case with NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development and Attorney General’s Office

Aug-18-22 New Jersey’s Private Sector Growth Continues in July

Aug-17-22 NJDOL Uses Expanded Powers to Stop Worker Exploitation at Job Sites

Aug-17-22 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order to N.C. Subcontractor For Worker Misclassification 

Aug-16-22 NJDOL, OSHA Renew Alliance to Protect Workers and Promote Workplace Safety in New Jersey

Aug-02-22 Statement from Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo on the Supreme Court's Favorable Decision in East Bay Drywall, LLC v. Dept. of Labor and Workforce Development 

July-29-22 NJDOL Awards $1.1M Through First CARE Grant to Boost Access to Worker Benefits and Protections

July-28-22 NJDOL Issues Seven Stop-Work Orders for Week Ending July 22

July-27-22 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Orders at Middlesex and Bergen Co. Construction Projects

July-21-22 Private-Sector Employment in June Exceeds Pre-Pandemic Levels

July-20-22 NJDOL Awards $2M+ in Grants to Businesses, Organizations to Bolster Apprenticeship Programs

July-07-22 NJDOL Commissioner Announces New Maternity Coverage Tool to Guide Expecting Parents on Available Leave Benefits

June-21-22 Murphy Administration Provides Guidance to Public Entities on Recent Changes to Prevailing Wage Laws

June-16-22 New Jersey’s Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.9% in May

May-19-22 New Jersey Job Growth Continues in April

May-11-22 NJDOL Issuing New Debit Cards to Unemployment, Temporary Disability and Family Leave Benefits Recipients

May-10-22 NJDOL Announces $7 Million in Apprenticeship Grants

May-04-22 New Jersey Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo’s Prepared Remarks to State Legislative Budget Committees

Apr-29-22 NJDOL Releases New, Plain-Language, Mobile-Friendly Unemployment Application

Apr-14-22 New Jersey’s Unemployment Rate Dips to 4.2%

Mar-31-22 New Jersey Department of Labor Launches Summer 2022 Paid Internship Program

Mar-29-22 Economic Comeback Triggers End to Extended Unemployment Benefits 

Mar-24-22 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Schedules Appointments for Unemployment Assistance

Mar-24-22 New Jersey Records 15th Consecutive Month of Gains in February

Mar-16-22 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Orders to Three Contractors as Multi-Agency Investigation Continues

Mar-14-22 NJDOL Launches $1.1M Grant Program to Increase Awareness, Access to Worker Benefits and Protections

Mar-14-22 Employment Gains Continued in January

Mar-07-22 New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development Transmits $16 Million Worker Misclassification Case Against Lyft to the Office of Administrative Law

Mar-03-22 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development to Offer In-Person Unemployment Assistance at Select One-Stop Career Centers

Feb-15-22 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Orders to Five Out-of-State Contractors for Misclassifying Workers on Construction Site

Feb-08-22 U.S. Labor Department Grants States Authority to Waive Certain Unemployment Overpayments

Feb-02-22 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Announces $2M Incumbent Worker Training Grant

Jan-25-22 NJDOL Joins National Association of State Workforce Agencies in Calling for Waiver of Federal Unemployment Overpayments

Jan-21-22 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Recovers Back Wages for 300 Underpaid Workers

Jan-20-22 New Jersey Records 12th Consecutive Month of Employment Gains

Jan-19-22 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Announces $1M in Grant Funds to Support Degree Apprenticeship Programs

Jan-14-22 $3.9M in Grants Available from the NJ Labor Dept. For Paid Summer Youth Internships 

Jan-06-22 NJDOL Announces $1.5 Million in Grants to Train Displaced/Dislocated Workers for In-Demand Jobs

Jan-03-22 NJDOL Looks Back at 2021 Accomplishments While Continuing to Aid Workers, Businesses Amid Ongoing Global Pandemic

Dec-28-21 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Announces Top 10 Public-Sector Workplace Hazards of 2021

Dec-22-21 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Announces Benefit Rate Increases for 2022

Dec-21-21 New Jersey’s Minimum Wage to Increase to $13/Hour for Most Employees on Jan. 1

Dec-16-21 New Jersey Adds Jobs for 11th Straight Month

Dec-14-21 New Jersey Selected as Pilot State for Federal Unemployment Improvement Project

Dec-09-21 Extended Unemployment Benefits Set to Expire for 80,000 NJ Workers

Nov-29-21 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Cites Solar Company for Prevailing Wage Violations

Nov-22-21 NJDOL Announces $6.5M in Apprenticeship Grants

Nov-19-21 Stop-Work Order Issued Against Internet Radio Station for Unpaid Wages, Worker Discrimination, Other Violations

Nov-18-21 Garden State Records Tenth Consecutive Month of Employment Gains in October

Nov-16-21 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

Oct-28-21 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Seeks Partners For Good Jobs Challenge Grant Application 

Oct-21-21 Job Growth Continues for Ninth Consecutive Month as NJ Employers Add 21,500 Jobs in September

Sep-27-21 Governor Murphy Announces Return and Earn Incentive Program

Sep-22-21 Industry Leaders Partner with NJ Department of Labor to Strengthen Key Sectors in the Garden State

Sep-22-21 NJ Labor Commissioner Asaro-Angelo Assumes Role as Chair of National Association of State Workforce Agencies

Sep-21-21 Total Pandemic Relief to Garden State Workers Nears $35 Billion as Federal Benefits Expire

Sep-20-21 Some NJ Residents Affected by Hurricane Ida May Be Eligible for Federal Disaster Unemployment Assistance

Sep-16-21 New Jersey Records Eighth Straight Month of Job Gains

Sep-15-21 NJDOL Cites PA Subcontractor for Wage Violations on NJ Public Works Project

Sep-08-21 New Employer Tool Ensures Quick, Secure Unemployment Reporting

Sep-02-21 Federal Expanded Unemployment Benefits End Labor Day Weekend

Aug-31-21 Four Businesses Settle Up Violations to Avoid Impending Stop-Work Closures

Aug-19-21 NJ Adds 14,600 Jobs in July, Recording 7th Month of Gains 

Aug-10-21 NJDOL, Treasury Raid Worksite in First Joint-Enforcement Action to Combat Worker Misclassification

Jul-15-21 New Jersey Employers Add Jobs in June

Jul-02-21 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Halts Work at Construction Site After Violations Found

Jun-23-21 Teens, Young Adults Offered Opportunities to Reengage, Train for Employment via NJ Youth Corps Grants 

Jun-17-21 NJ Employers Add to Payrolls for 5^th Straight Month in May 

May-20-21 Unemployment Rate Edges Lower to 7.5 Percent 

May-18-21 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Launches Free Online Training Program

May-13-21 More Than $28 Billion in Benefits Delivered to New Jersey Workers

May-06-21 Pandemic Relief to Garden State Workers Nears $28 Billion

May-06-21 Statement from NJ Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo Supporting USDOL’s Decision to Withdraw Independent Contractor Rule

Apr-30-21 NJDOL Issues Stop-Work Order Against Construction Contractor, Halting All Current and Future Work 

Apr-29-21 Economic Relief to NJ Unemployed Workers Tops $27B

Apr-22-21 New Unemployment Claims Continue to Decline

Apr-16-21 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Announces Availability of $3.5 Million in Grants to Train Apprentices in Nontraditional Fields

Apr-15-21 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Records Fewer Unemployment Claims Week Over Week, Sees Steep Decline From Last Year

Apr-15-21 New Jersey Employment Increases in March 

Apr-13-21 Federal Grant Allows NJ to Expand Efforts to Help Ex-Offenders, Individuals in Recovery Re-enter the Workforce 

Apr-08-21 Automation Enables 246,000 Claimants Thus Far to Continue Receiving Unemployment Benefits – Without Gap – After One Year

Apr-01-21 Pandemic Unemployment Relief to Jobless Workers Tops $25.6 Billion, as New Weekly Claims Rise 

Mar-29-21 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Announces $1M Grant for Clean Energy Jobs Training

Mar-26-21 $1.2 Million Grant to Support Women and Minority Veterans in Construction Trades Announced by NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development 

Mar-26-21 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Launches New ID Verification Tool to Accelerate Benefits to Claimants

Mar-25-21 More than $25 Billion in Pandemic Unemployment Benefits Reaches NJ’s Jobless Workers 

Mar-25-21 New Jersey Employers Add to Payrolls in February 

Mar-18-21 NJ Labor Dept. Has Sent $24.8B to Workers Since COVID-19 Ransacked Economy a Year Ago

Mar-17-21 COVID-19, One Year Later: NJ Labor Dept. Committed to Serving Workers in Need While Leading Push for National Unemployment Reform

Mar-16-21 Stop-Work Order Issued to South River Contractor for Violations at Keansburg Job Site

Mar-15-21 NJ adds 900 Jobs in January as Unemployment Rate Edges Higher

Mar-11-21 NJ Weekly Unemployment Claims Dip Below 10K

Mar-09-21 NJ Labor Department Announces $3M in Grants to Support Degree Apprenticeship Programs

Mar-04-21 NJ Weekly Unemployment Claims Drop to One-Year Low

Mar-03-21 NJ Labor Dept. Develops Process to Speed Mandatory Review of Unemployment Claims at End of Benefit Year

Feb-25-21 NJ Labor Dept.: Jobless Workers Have Received $23.4B in COVID-Related Benefits

Feb-24-21 Governor Murphy Announces Members of the New Jersey Council on the Green Economy

Feb-18-21 Pandemic Jobless Relief to NJ Workers Tops $22.8B, Labor Department Reports

Feb-17-21 NJ Labor Department Announces $2M Grant for Pre-Apprenticeship Training

Feb-16-21 NJDOL Investigation into Unpaid Wages Finds Contractor Owes $1.2M to Workers

Feb-11-21 Initial Unemployment Claims in NJ Surpass 2 Million Since COVID-19 Hit

Feb-06-21 NJ Labor Department Completes 11-Week Benefit Extensions Earlier Than Anticipated

Feb-04-21 NJ Labor Dept. Reports 3rd Week of Decreases in New Unemployment Claims

Jan-28-21 NJ Labor Dept. Reports Slight Dip in New Unemployment Claims

Jan-25-21 NJ Labor Department Announces $3.5 Million Grant for Employers to Train Incumbent Frontline Workers

Jan-21-21 New Jersey Employment Contracts in December to End Year

Jan-21-21 Jobless Residents Receive New Stimulus Payments

Jan-19-21 NJ Labor Department Successfully Processes 533K Supplemental Unemployment Benefits

Jan-14-21 New Unemployment Claims Continue Slow Climb, NJ Labor Dept. Reports

Jan-07-21 Eligible Workers Set to Receive $300 Supplemental Unemployment Payments, NJ Labor Dept. Announces

Jan-06-21 NJ Labor Dept. Set to Distribute Extra Unemployment Benefits

Jan-04-21 Governor Murphy Signs Legislation to Reduce UI Payroll Tax

Dec-31-20 NJ Labor Dept. Received Nearly 1,200 Allegations of Violations in First 4 Weeks of Worker Protection Order

Dec-31-20 NJ Labor Dept.: Max Benefit Rates Increase on Jan. 1

Dec-31-20 NJ Sees Uptick in Initial Unemployment Claims,Awaits Rules to Implement Federal Relief Extension

Dec-29-20 NJ Labor Department Awaits Federal Guidance as New Stimulus Benefits Unfold

Dec-23-20 NJ Continues FEMA Distributions, Awaits Word on Additional Federal Pandemic Relief

Dec-22-20 Additional Relief Ahead for NJ’s Unemployed Workers

Dec-17-20 New Jersey Employment Increases in November

Dec-17-20 Unemployment Payments to NJ Workers Top $20 Billion

Dec-10-20 Payments to NJ’s Unemployed Workers Surpass $19.7B

Dec-03-20 New Unemployment Claims Rise During Thanksgiving Week; Federal Jobless Benefits Set to Expire Dec. 26

Nov-25-20 NJ Labor Dept. Records Lowest New Weekly Unemployment Claim Total in 9 Months

Nov-20-20 NJ Labor Dept. Urges Employers, Workers  to Remain Vigilant Against Attempted Fraud

Nov-19-20 NJ Labor Dept. Sends $1.3B in FEMA Benefits to 817K Workers, Offers New Round of Payments

Nov-19-20 Private Sector Employers Continue to Hire in October

Nov-18-20 NJDOL Investigation Finds Solar Company Owes $800K in Unpaid Wages to Workers

Nov-13-20 Workers File 378 Complaints Alleging COVID-related Violations at NJ Workplaces

Nov-12-20 NJ Labor Dept. Offers Potentially Eligible Claimants New Chance to Certify for FEMA $300 Payments

Nov-12-20 Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Clarifying Eligibility of Employees of Education Institutions to Receive Unemployment Benefits

Nov-10-20 NJ Labor Department Announces Claimants can Still  Certify for FEMA $300 Payments

Nov-05-20 Executive Order Expanding NJ Worker Protections During Pandemic Effective Nov. 5

Nov-05-20 NJ Labor Department to Offer Additional Chance to Certify for FEMA $300 Payments

Oct-29-20 NJ Labor Dept. Distributes $1.2B in FEMA Payments; Total Unemployment Compensation Now Tops $18B

Oct-28-20 Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order to Protect New Jersey’s Workforce During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Oct-22-20 NJ Labor Dept. Distributes $300 FEMA Payments to Unemployed Workers

Oct-15-20 NJ Labor Dept. Expects to Make Up to $1.5B in FEMA Payments to Eligible Workers 

Oct-15-20 New Jersey Employment Increases in September

Oct-08-20 NJ Labor Dept. has Distributed $16.2B in Unemployment Benefits in Less than 7 Months

Oct-02-20 NJ Labor Dept. Helps Parents Navigate Benefits Amid COVID-19 in the New School Year

Oct-01-20 NJ Unemployment Claims Rise for 2nd Straight Week

Sep-30-20 Minimum Wage to Rise to $12/Hour for Most Employees on Jan. 1

Sep-24-20 Weekly Unemployment Claims Jump 25% as Pandemic Pushes Benefits Applications Past 1.6M

Sep-17-20 New Jersey Employers Continue to Hire in August

Sep-17-20 NJ Weekly Unemployment Claims Drop to Below 20K

Sep-10-20 New Unemployment Claims Tick Up Slightly to 22,700 Last Week

Sep-03-20 Weekly Jobless Claims Hold Steady at 20K

Sep-01-20 Governor Murphy Signs Legislation Expanding Access to Professional and Occupational Licenses

Aug-27-20 Weekly Unemployment Compensation Plummets After Federal Supplement Expires

Aug-26-20 NJ Applies for Lost Wages Assistance Funds

Aug-20-20 New Jersey Payrolls Continue Rebound in July

Aug-20-20 Unemployment Payments to NJ Workers Top $14B

Aug-14-20 NJ Labor Department Implements New Regulations toProtect the Rights of Tipped Workers

Aug-13-20 Unemployment Applications Drop for Second Straight Week

Aug-06-20 NJ Sees 41% Drop in New Unemployment Applications

Jul-30-20 NJ Labor Dept. Distributes $12.4B in Unemployment Benefits as $600 Weekly Federal Supplement Expires

Jul-23-20 $11.6B in Unemployment Benefits Distributed Since COVID-19 Shuttered NJ Businesses

Jul-16-20 Challenges Remain as New Jersey Employment Continues Rebound in June

Jul-16-20 NJ Labor Dept. Has Distributed $10.7B in Unemployment Benefits Since Start of Pandemic

Jul-10-20 NJ Labor Department Expands Virtual Services to One-Stop Career Center Clients

Jul-09-20 Weekly Unemployment Claims Jump 70% As Furloughs Start, School Year Ends

Jul-02-20 Unemployment Payments to NJ Workers Exceed $9B

Jul-01-20 NJ Labor Dept. Announces Expanded Family Leave, Temporary Disability Benefits

Jul-01-20 Labor Department Offers Extended Benefits to Unemployed NJ Workers

Jun-26-20 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Extends Closings Amid COVID-19

Jun-25-20 Nearly 1.3M NJ Workers Have Applied for Unemployment Since mid-March; Payouts Rise to $8.2B

Jun-18-20 New Jersey Employers Began to Recall Workers in May

Jun-18-20 28% of NJ’s Labor Force Has Applied for Unemployment During COVID-19

Jun-17-20 NJ Labor Department Issues Unemployment Guidance As Work Reopens Amid COVID-19

Jun-11-20 NJ Unemployment Claims, Payments Hit New Historic Highs

Jun-06-20 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Extends Closings Amid COVID-19

Jun-04-20 NJ Labor Dept.: Pandemic Unemployment Payments Reach $5.2B

May-28-20 NJ Labor Dept. Processes 1.1M Weekly Unemployment Payments

May-21-20 Murphy Administration Outlines COVID-19 Guidance for Seasonal Farm Workers and Employers

May-21-20 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Extends Closings Amid COVID-19

May-21-20 Pandemic Leads to Historic Job Losses in April

May-21-20 NJ Unemployment Payments Surge to $3.4B

May-19-20 NJDOL Offers Extended Unemployment Benefits

May-14-20 NJ Unemployment Payments Reach $2.7B

May-11-20 Labor Department Launches Online Chat Feature To Answer Customers’ Unemployment Questions

May-07-20 NJ Unemployment Payouts Approach $2B

May-06-20 NJ Labor Department Clarifies Unemployment Certifying Process

May-01-20 NJ Workers’ Comp Judges Hear Cases Virtually During Pandemic

Apr-30-20 NJ Labor Dept.: Unemployment Claims Top 900K Since Pandemic Began

Apr-29-20 NJ Labor Department to Begin Making Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Payments This Week

Apr-25-20 Labor Department Posts Guide to Help Unemployed Workers Claim Weekly Benefits

Apr-23-20 NJ Unemployment Payments Surpass 500K; $1B in Benefits Distributed Since Pandemic Began

Apr-16-20 New Jersey Employment Falls in March

Apr-16-20 NJ Labor Department Sees Dip in Weekly Unemployment Applications as Pandemic-Related Claims Surpass 718K

Apr-14-20 Labor Department Implements Customer-Service, Tech Improvements to Address Historic Increase in Unemployment Claims

Apr-09-20 NJ Labor Department: New Unemployment Claims Surpass 500K for Three Weeks Since Pandemic Gripped NJ

Apr-02-20 NJ Labor Department: New Unemployment Insurance Claims Top 362K for Past Two Weeks

Mar-31-20 NJ Labor Department Urges Businesses to Keep Employees on the Payroll through COVID-19

Mar-30-20 NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development Extends Closings Amid COVID-19

Mar-26-20 New Jersey Employment Higher in February

Mar-26-20 NJ Labor Department Receives Record Number  of New Unemployment Insurance Claims

Mar-25-20 Financial Assistance Available for Employees, Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

Mar-18-20  Labor Department Closes One-Stops to Customers Due to COVID-19

Mar-16-20  NJ Labor Department Suspends In-Person Unemployment  Insurance Services at One-Stop Career Centers Due to COVID-19

Mar-16-20  NJ Added 52,400 Jobs in 2019

Mar-10-20  Registered Apprenticeship Programs Top 1,000 as NJ Awards $3M in New Grants

Mar-09-20  NJDOL and Attorney General’s Office Issue Guidance to Employers on “No-Match” Letters

Mar-02-20  Attorney General Grewal Joins Lawsuit Challenging Federal Rule that Would Strip Workers of Key Labor Protections

Feb-28-20  NJDOL Partners with Industry Leaders to Advance Manufacturing in the Garden State

Feb-21-20  Murphy Administration Awards More Than $3M in Grants to Support Apprenticeship Innovation and Growth

Feb-20-20  Workers’ Wages Repaid Following NJ Labor Department Stop-Work Order

Feb-10-20   NJ Labor Department Issues Stop-Work Order for Wage Violations, Misclassification of Workers

Feb-04-20   Gov. Murphy Announces Increased Investments to Combat Opioid Crisis

Jan-31-20   NJ Labor Department Announces NJ PLACE 2.0 Degree Apprenticeship Program

Jan-23-20   New Jersey Adds 6,500 Jobs in December

Jan-20-20   Governor Murphy Signs Sweeping Legislative Package to Combat Worker Misclassification and Exploitation

Jan-17-20   Murphy Administration Offers Tax Credits to Employers to Offset Minimum Wage Increases for Workers with Impairments

Jan-13-20   NJDOL Announces Increases in Maximum Benefit Rates & Taxable Wage Base

Jan-13-20   NJ Leads Opposition to Fed Proposal that Would Delay and Deny Work Permits for Asylum-Seekers

Jan-08-20   NJ Department of Labor Awards $1.1M to Libraries for Adult Literacy Services

Jan-02-20   Governor Murphy Marks Statewide Minimum Wage Increase to $11/Hour

Dec-26-19   NJ Labor Department Plays Santa to Unpaid Workers

Dec-23-19   Free Safety and Health Consultations Offered to Businesses by the NJ Department of Labor

Dec-19-19   New Jersey Employment Expands in November

Dec-05-19   NJ Labor Department Announces First Recipient of New Innovation Research Fellowship Grant

Dec-04-19   12 Charged with Theft by Deception for Falsely Claiming Unemployment Benefits While Working

Nov-14-19   New Jersey Payrolls Grow in October

Nov-12-19   Garden State Celebrates National Apprenticeship Week

Nov-08-19   NJDOL Expands Career Accelerator STEM Internship Program

Nov-07-19   NJ Department of Labor Announces $3M in Training Grants for Employers

Oct-17-19    Unemployment Rate Dips to 3.1 Percent in September

Oct-15-19    NJ Department of Labor Announces Minimum Wage Increase

Oct-07-19    NJ Labor Department Receives Award for Commitment to Apprenticeship and Job Growth in Manufacturing Sector

Sep-19-19    Unemployment Rate Edges Lower in August to 3.2%

Sep-17-19    NJ Labor Department Issues First Stop Work Orders at Two NJ Construction Sites

Sep-13-19    New Jersey Receives $1.45 Million in Seed Funding to Expand Use of Career Data by Jobseekers

Sep-12-19    NJ Labor Department Prevails on Behalf of Truck Drivers in Major Legal Test of Workers’ Rights

Sep-06-19    Contractor Sentenced to Prison for Falsifying Records to Cheat Workers Out of $155,000 by Not Paying Prevailing Wages (from the Office of the Attorney General)

Sep-03-19    Number of NJ Apprentices Tops 8,000 As Labor Department Welcomes New High-Tech Trainees

Aug-15-19    NJ Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.3 Percent in July, Below National Rate

Aug-13-19    NJ Labor Department Announces $6 Million Notice of Grant Opportunity to Train Incumbent Frontline Employees

Aug-09-19    NJ Labor Department Returns $170,000 in Back Wages to Laborers and Carpenters After Investigation into Trenton Construction Project

Aug-07-19    Labor Investigation: Underpaid NJ Workers to Get Nearly $111,000 in Back Wages

Jul-18-19     Employment Rebounds in June; Unemployment Rate at Historically Low 3.5 Percent

Jul-16-19     Governor Murphy Announces New Registered Apprenticeship Program to Support Fusion Energy Research

Jul-10-19     Tri-State Labor Departments Form Alliance to Protect Workers and Employers

Jul-09-19     Governor Murphy Releases Report on Employee Misclassification

Jul-03-19     NJDOL Recovers $133K in Back Wages For Supermarket Employees

Jul-01-19     Governor Murphy Marks Statewide Minimum Wage Increase Taking Effect Today 

Jul-01-19     Labor Commissioner Ushers in Minimum Wage 

Jun-28-19    NJDOL, Public-Private Partners Receive Federal Grants to Expand Apprenticeships

Jun-27-19    NJDOL and Attorney General Send Letter to NJ Employers as Minimum Wage Increase Takes Effect

Jun-27-19    NJDOL Recovers $30,000 in Back Pay After Investigation Finds Employer Misclassified Workers

Jun-20-19    Private-Sector Employment Dips in May

May-22-19 NJ Labor Department Returns $162K in Back Wages to Truck Drivers After Prevailing Wage Violation Investigation

May-22-19   NJDOL Presents “Stay Out, Stay Alive” Mine Safety Training Program to Garden State Schools

May-20-19 NJ Labor Department Recoups $500K in Unpaid Overtime for Landscape Company Employees

May-16-19 Employment Advances in April

May-15-19 Gov. Murphy announces $3M in Labor Department grants to train apprentices in non-traditional business sectors

May-15-19 Labor Commissioner Reaffirms Position on Worker Classification in Response to NLRB Advice Memorandum

Apr-24-19 Public works contractor who underpaid employees agrees to pay $150K in back wages 

Apr-18-19 New Jersey Employment Records Modest Gain in March

Apr-18-19 NJDOL announces $3.9M to fund job training in counties hit by opioid crisis

Apr-11-19 Recent Cases Demonstrate NJDOL Crackdown on Dishonest Public Works Contractors

Apr-09-19 NJ Labor Department Launches $2M Summer Youth Employment Program

Mar-21-19 Unemployment Rate Holds at 4.0 Percent in February 

Mar-20-19 Labor Commissioner & Consumer Affairs Alert Garden State Accountants on Misclassification this Tax Season

Mar-11-19 Garden State Employment Increases in January

Feb-06-19 NJ Labor Department Sponsors Job Fair for Marcal Workers

Jan-17-19 Employment Lower in December

Jan-14-19 NJDOL Announces $3M Pre-Apprenticeship Training Grant to Prepare Individuals to Succeed in Registered Apprenticeships

Jan-10-19 Furloughed Federal Workers May Be Eligible to Collect Unemployment Benefits 

Jan-08-19 Maximum Benefit Rates for Unemployment, Temporary Disability, Family Leave, and Workers’ Comp Rise in 2019

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