Allocates $50 million to Department of Labor and Workforce Development from federal government assistance to improve unemployment insurance benefit claims processing capacity.

This bill allocates $50 million in existing federal pandemic assistance funds to New Jersey's Department of Labor and Workforce Development. The funds will directly improve unemployment insurance (UI) claims processing capacity by financing information technology upgrades and temporary staff hiring. This addresses the backlog caused by the pandemic-driven surge in UI filings. The department must submit an implementation plan to the Legislature within 20 days of another bill's passage. The changes aim to speed up benefit payments for unemployed New Jersey residents.