New Jersey Unemployment Handbook

The new jersey department of labor and workforce development is an equal employment opportunity employer and provides equal opportunity programs.

State of new jersey map with cities. Eligibility requirements to be eligible for unemployment benefits you must have worked at least 20 base weeks in covered employment or you must have earned 7200. The state extension kicks in after claimants exhaust up to 26 weeks of state unemployment plus 13 weeks of federal. Employer record keeping wage reporting and tax payment.

For weeks worked in 2007 the amount needed to establish a base week is 143. Any questions or problems you may have about the information contained in this handbook should be directed to the appropriate office of the new jersey department of labor and workforce development. Trenton the new jersey department of labor and workforce development announced that it would begin providing 20 weeks of extended unemployment this week to new jersey workers who have exhausted their state and federal jobless benefits.

And for weeks worked in 2009 the amount is 143. New jersey unemployment compensation and temporary disability benefits laws. A referral list of.

These wages must have been earned during a 52 week period. Auxiliary aids and services are available upon request to assist individuals with disabilities. And the benefit process as it applies to both claimant and employer.

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Handbook guide the handbook is divided into three chapters covering the most significant aspects of the laws governing the new jersey unemployment compensation and temporary disability insurance programs.