TRENTON — The Assembly Labor Committee today approved a bill that would ease a law that denies many fired employees unemployment insurance benefits. The law, enacted last June, makes it harder for those fired for misconduct to collect benefits. But sponsors of the bill (A-3707) say the law can be abused by businesses. Their bill would provide a specific...
TRENTON — The Assembly Labor Committee today approved a bill that would ease a law that denies many fired employees unemployment insurance benefits.
The law, enacted last June, makes it harder for those fired for misconduct to collect benefits. But sponsors of the bill (A-3707) say the law can be abused by businesses. Their bill would provide a specific definition of "severe" misconduct that would disqualify fired employees from benefits.
Lobbyists for business organizations said the Legislature should wait and see how the new law works out before changing it.
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