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Murphy Administration Clears Furloughs for N.J. Public Employees

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Ridgewood NJ, the Murphy’s administration announced on Thursday policy changes that would allow New Jersey government workers to take voluntary furloughs to avert layoffs as state tax collections plummet.

Facing a $10 billion budget shortfall , the Governor  has warned of “historic” layoffs of public workers at all levels of government if the state does not borrow big sums or receive more aid from the federal government.

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Governor Murphy Unveils Multi-Stage Approach to Execute a Responsible and Strategic Restart of New Jersey’s Economy

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TRENTON NJ,  As part of his vision, “The Road Back: Restoring Economic Health Through Public Health,” Governor Phil Murphy today unveiled a multi-stage approach to execute a responsible and strategic economic restart to put New Jersey on the road back to recovery from COVID-19. The multi-stage blueprint, guided by the Governor’s Restart and Recovery Commission and complementary Advisory Councils, plans for a methodical and strategic reopening of businesses and activities based on level of disease transmission risk and essential classification.

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New Jersey Unemployment Payments Reach $2.7B

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TRENTON NJ,  Nearly 70,000 new unemployment claims were filed in New Jersey last week, as the Labor Department processed another 262,000 weeks worth of federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA), and saw total pandemic-related payments rise to $2.7 billion.

The number of initial claims filed since mid-March approached 1.1 million, with more than 725,000 actively collecting state and federal PUA benefits. Data shows workers in casinos, retail, food service, restaurants and airlines hit the hardest by the pandemic.

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Time to New Jersey to Replace Department Of Labor Commissioner after Weeks-long Unemployment Backlog

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TRENTON NJ, Governor Phil Murphy extended his executive order by another 30 days yesterday. Residents have been waiting two months for their unemployment checks, they cant wait another 30 days. We need to fix the system now or start opening our state.

Assemblyman Kevin J. Rooney is calling on Labor Commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo to resign if he can’t fix the unemployment backlog. Rooney has heard complaints for weeks from frustrated constituents about delays, backlogs and a generally unresponsive unemployment system.

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NJ Senate Republican Caucus Urges Governor Phil Murphy to Listen and Address Common Concerns of Residents

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Trenton NJ, The fifteen members of the Senate Republican caucus urged Governor Phil Murphy to listen to the common concerns that have been raised repeatedly by constituents during the seven weeks that New Jersey has bee locked down and to act on proposed recommendations.

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New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer : 1 in 5 NYC workers will have lost their jobs by end of June

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New York NY,  according to New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer ,more than 900,000 working New York City residents or one in five working New Yorkers will have lost their jobs by the end of June.

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Its Over: Governor Murphy Signs Executive Order Extending Public Health Emergency Crushing New Jersey Businesses Sending State into Tail Spin

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New Jersey Commits Fiscal Suicide 

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Trenton NJ,  Governor Phil Murphy today signed Executive Order No. 138 which extends the Public Health Emergency declared on March 9, 2020 through Executive Order No. 103 and extended on April 7 through Executive Order No. 119. Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, a declared public health emergency expires after 30 days unless renewed.

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Call to Open Small New Jersey Retailers for Mothers Day

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Trenton NJ, Senator Declan O’Scanlon, Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso, and Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger (R-Monmouth) called on the administration to allow for a limited reopening of small gift shops and jewelry stores in advance of Mother’s Day.

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N.J. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Bracken: Businesses Need Access to More Capital and Clear Safety Guidelines

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Trenton NJ, Statement from N.J. Chamber of Commerce President and CEO Tom Bracken: Businesses Need Access to More Capital and Clear Safety Guidelines

The New Jersey Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with regional and local chambers of commerce across New Jersey, has been asking member companies to identify their most pressing concerns as plans to reopen the economy move forward.

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Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger has pledged to forgo his legislative salary until his constituents’ unemployment claims are fulfilled

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Trenton NJ, Senator Declan O’Scanlon, Assemblywoman Serena DiMaso, and Assemblyman Gerry Scharfenberger (all R-Monmouth) called for the Governor and Department of Labor to commit to ending the backlog of unemployment claims as soon as possible in a joint statement today:

Sen. O’Scanlon, Asw. DiMaso, and Asm. Scharfenberger are supporting unemployed residents who are frustrated by delays in processing their claims, calling on Gov. Murphy and the labor commissioner to end the backlog. (Pixabay)

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Senate Nears Deal on $370 billion for Coronavirus small business loan programs, Hospital Aid and More Testing

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No funding for state and local governments

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Ridgewood NJ, In a blow to Governor Murphy, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said earlier Sunday the White House and Congress could reach a deal today on supplemental funding for small businesses. Mnuchin said President Trump is prepared to discuss funding for state and local governments in the next bill while this package focuses on loans to small businesses and hospitals and testing.

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Time for New Jersey to Reclaim Manufacturing/Pharmaceutical Industry Leadership Role

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Trenton NJ, Senator Declan O’Scanlon today called on the Legislature and Governor’s office to coordinate efforts to spearhead a rebirth of New Jersey’s once world-leading manufacturing and pharmaceutical research and production industries.

Sen. O’Scanlon is calling for a comprehensive re-evaluation and reform of State taxes, rules, regulations and incentives to help restore New Jersey as a global leader in manufacturing and pharmaceutical research and production industries.

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Governors Establish Multi-State COVID 19 Council to Get People Back to Work and Restore the Economy

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Trenton NJ, Recognizing that their states have one integrated regional economy, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, Delaware Governor John Carney and Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo today announced Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker is joining the multi-state council to restore the economy and get people back to work. This announcement builds on the states’ ongoing regional approach to combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Performance Evaluation: Why Is It Important?

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Have you ever felt as though you’ve been undervalued in a job role and don’t understand why? Many employees find themselves in this situation on a daily basis and it’s nothing to do with the fact they aren’t doing their job correctly. It’s usually down to the fact that the person leading the team doesn’t know how to give feedback and inform their team members on how to improve and drive for better results. If you feel that you fit into either one of these categories, then try not to worry, there’s plenty of time to learn and improve how you can get the most out of yourself and your team. 

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Its Not Economic Benefits Over Human Life ,Economic Benefits are Human Life

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Ridgewood NJ, a recent article on NJ Insider attempting to quell the push to get the economy going promoting the false dichotomy that some how “Ranking Economic Benefits Over Human Life is Offensive ” . Life  is a functioning economy end of story . Only someone who lives at the charity of others would  not understand this.

Funny but the politicians in Trenton see fit to simultaneously raise the fuel tax and tolls on the NJ Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway  so apparently “Ranking Economic Benefits Over Human Life ” is ok for them . So if we can raise taxes , we can go back to work.

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