Allocates $200 million to Department of Labor and Workforce Development to improve unemployment insurance infrastructure technology.

This bill allocates $200 million to New Jersey's Department of Labor and Workforce Development specifically for upgrading the technology infrastructure of the unemployment insurance (UI) program. The funds will be drawn first from available federal pandemic assistance, and if insufficient, from the state's "New Jersey Debt Defeasance and Prevention Fund." The goal is to improve the system's reliability and efficiency following the massive surge in UI claims during the coronavirus pandemic. This directly affects unemployed New Jersey residents who rely on the UI program for benefits.