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Trenton NJ, During its meeting on February 3, 2021, the New Jersey Civil Service Commission adopted a new rule providing COVID-19 Paid Leave for State employees. This temporary rule provides State employees in the Career, Unclassified and Senior Executive Service with two new types of COVID-19 Paid Leave: COVID-19 Sick Leave and COVID-19 Family Leave.
Trenton NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that a Cumberland County man was indicted for allegedly stealing a total of $96,437 from New Jersey’s unemployment insurance trust fund.
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Bayonne NJ, Three Sons Restoration LLC of Union was assessed approximately $2.75 million in back wages, penalties, and fees following a New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) investigation into the contractor’s failure to pay its employees the state prevailing wage at six job sites.
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Jersey City NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced that four former public officials and political candidates in New Jersey – including former Jersey City School Board President Sudhan Thomas and former State Assemblyman Jason O’Donnell – have been indicted by a state grand jury on charges that they allegedly took bribes in a major investigation of political corruption in Hudson and Morris counties conducted by the Office of Public Integrity and Accountability (OPIA).
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Essex County NJ, Superior Court Judge Jeffrey B. Beacham denied the motion by the State of New Jersey and the State’s Office of the Attorney General seeking to partially dismiss a race discrimination case filed by three attorneys in the office.
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River Vale NJ, New Jersey legislator controlled by the Democrats continues to do absolutely nothing when it comes to running the state or improving running the state . Assemblywomen Holly Schepisi some’s it all up in a Facebook post:
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Trenton NJ, Senator Kristin Corrado voiced her strong support for a resolution of impeachment to remove Marcus Hicks from his post as commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Corrections.
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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal announced today that New Jersey has entered into a settlement with global consulting firm McKinsey & Company, resolving an investigation into the company’s role in fueling the opioid epidemic by designing aggressive marketing strategies used by some of the nation’s largest opioid manufacturers, including Purdue Pharma.
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Ridgewood NJ, gas prices increased again in New Jersey and around the nation as a whole despite lower demand as travel restrictions remain in place due to the pandemic. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price of a gallon of regular gas in New Jersey on Friday was $2.58, up three cents from a week ago. Drivers were paying an average of $2.53 a gallon a year ago at this time. The national average price for a gallon of regular gasoline was $2.45, also up three cents from last week. Drivers were also paying an average of $2.45 a gallon a year ago at this time.
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Trenton NJ, The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced Saturday it was able to successfully complete testing earlier than anticipated to program the 11-week benefits extension onto more than 75,000 claims that expired.
Continue reading New Jersey Unemployment Snafu Finally Resolved
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Trenton NJ, Senate Republicans will hold independent hearings into the Murphy Administration’s flawed response to the COVID-19 pandemic to provide impacted residents and families the opportunity to share their stories and ongoing concerns.
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Camden NJ, an Atlantic County, New Jersey, man who was previously employed by the New Jersey Department of Child Protection and Permanency (NJDCP&P) today admitted producing images of child sexual abuse, Acting U.S. Attorney Rachael A. Honig announced.
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Trenton NJ, Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal today announced criminal charges against three suspended correctional police officers for their alleged roles in an incident in which inmates were assaulted and seriously injured at the Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women in the early morning of Jan. 12, 2021.
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Trenton NJ, GOP Gubnatorial Candidate Jack Ciattarelli Calls on the NJ State Legislature to Appoint an Independent, 9/11-Style Commission to Investigate Nursing Home Deaths.
Says failure of Attorney General Grewal and Legislative Democrats to hold Governor Murphy accountable is unconscionable
