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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...

Labor Commissioner hired Jeffrey Dye

August 22, 2019 4:06 pm

Jeffrey Dye was hired by a member of Gov. Phil Murphy’s cabinet, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development said today. “The Labor Commissioner hired Mr. Dye. The Labor Commissioner was unaware of Mr. Dye’s social media posts...

Federal labor opinion won’t affect state labor laws

May 1, 2019 10:11 amMay 2, 2019 11:32 am

Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article said the three-part standard used by state labor laws was first adopted by the California Supreme Court. It was not. The Court cited New Jersey’s rule as a model. New Jersey’s Department...

Asaro-Angelo named Labor Commissioner

January 9, 2018 8:06 pm

Gov.-elect Phil Murphy has nominated Robert Asaro-Angelo, the son of union organizers and a familiar face to New Jersey labor leaders as Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development. Asaro-Angelo checks three boxes for Murphy: he’s an experienced Democratic strategist, has...