Unemployed workers aren't required to be looking for work during the pandemic – but they must still certify they're ready, willing and available to work.
Status messages about claims being pending or unpayable would gain details about the specific reason they're paused, under an upgrade planned in state budget.
The labor department would have to assign full-time unemployment claims handlers to legislative districts under a bill responding to continuing frustrations.
Senators question state labor commissioner on the pandemic response by the unemployment system but are sympathetic to the surge swamping an old system.
During the Covid-19 Coronavirus Pandemic Nearly 80,000 Monmouth County residents have filed for Unemployment and as thousands of jobs open back up, the Freeholders have launched a website with a free online career training course to help sharpen skill sets and resumes for the new workforce.
Senate panel votes to audit the unemployment division and spend $50M in federal aid for tech upgrades. It also wants to delay a hike in unemployment taxes.
Monmouth County Freeholders are allocating $10-million from the federal CARES Act funding they received to provide grants of up to $10,000 to businesses with up to 50 employees.