Rob Asaro-Angelo Archives - New Jersey Globe

Residents to start receiving FEMA unemployment checks over coming days

October 22, 2020 12:12 pm

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development began distributing $300 supplemental unemployment payments made available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Labor Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo announced Thursday. Eligible residents are expected to begin receiving these payments over the...

Weekly unemployment claims rise by 12.5%

September 10, 2020 12:59 pm

New Jersey’s unemployment claims ticked up last week. The state on Thursday reported 22,703 new unemployment claims, a 12.5% increase from the 20,176 claims reported the prior week. The State Department of Labor paid out roughly $299 million in unemployment...

New unemployment applications drop by 41%

August 6, 2020 10:08 am

New unemployment applications dropped by 41% last week, marking the smallest number of new weekly claims since mid-March, the Department of Labor announced Thursday. Last week, 16,537 New Jersey residents filed initial unemployment claims. That number was 28,063 the week...

State expands family leave, temporary disability benefits

July 1, 2020 6:44 pm

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development expanded family leave and temporary disability benefits Wednesday. Beneficiaries of both programs can now receive up to 85% of their average weekly salary instead of two-thirds of the same. The program’s...

Another 70,000 file for unemployment

May 14, 2020 10:19 am

The number of New Jerseyans that have applied for unemployment continued to rise last week as roughly 70,000 more residents filed claims. That means roughly 1.1 million New Jerseyans have sought assistance after being furloughed or losing their jobs as...

Top Democrats urge Murphy to address unemployment backlog

May 11, 2020 11:20 am

Top Democrats and a prominent Republican in the State Senate urged Gov. Phil Murphy and Labor Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo to address the backlog of unemployment cases in the state. “In this moment, ensuring that residents can remain in their homes,...

Asaro-Angelo must get through unemployment backlog or resign, Rooney says

May 7, 2020 11:17 am

Assemblyman Kevin Rooney (R-Wyckoff) called on Labor Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo to work through the state’s unemployment backlog or resign. “Fixing the current systemic problems with unemployment clearly requires new leadership,” Rooney said. “Since Murphy won’t reopen the economy to maintain...