Concerns eligibility for unemployment benefits.
This bill changes New Jersey's unemployment benefit rules to protect workers who leave one job to accept another but lose the new job offer through no fault of their own. It extends the time period between leaving the first job and starting the second job from seven to ten days. The change codifies a 2019 court ruling (McClain v. Bd. of Review) that established these workers should be eligible for unemployment benefits. This directly affects workers experiencing rescinded job offers during employment transitions, ensuring they can access benefits during this period.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2024
Last action Dec 5, 2024
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Dec 5, 2024
Upper · Passed
Reported out of Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Introduced
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Linda Greenstein
DDemocratic
P
Paul Moriarty
DDemocratic
Co
Gordon Johnson
DDemocratic
Co
Raj Mukherji
DDemocratic
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