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Department of Labor ups response goal for unemployment claims referred by lawmakers

March 23, 2021 5:27 pmMarch 23, 2021 10:42 pm

This story was updated to include information about a Feb. 26 email exchange between Smith’s staff and the front office at 10:42 p.m. Rep. Chris Smith (R-Hamilton) on Tuesday celebrated the removal of a limit on lawmaker unemployment referrals the...

Murphy sidesteps question over unemployment referral restrictions, criticizes Smith

March 17, 2021 7:55 pmMarch 23, 2021 4:56 pm

Gov. Phil Murphy declined to say why his administration implemented new limits on unemployment claim referrals submitted by legislators and members of Congress Wednesday. In a March 10 letter first reported by Shlomo Schorr, and obtained by the New Jersey...

Dye fired from state job after anti-Semitic, anti-Latino Facebook rants

August 20, 2019 4:58 pmAugust 20, 2019 5:13 pm

Jeffrey Dye, a Murphy administration official facing criticism for making anti-Semitic and anti-Latino comments on his Facebook page, was fired today from his job at the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. “Jeffrey Dye is no longer employed...

Democrats use State Labor Department to recruit canvassers

October 13, 2018 5:05 pmOctober 14, 2018 11:27 am

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development is helping the Democratic State Committee find canvassers to work on the campaign in Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset and Union counties – a smart strategy by the state party that appears completely...