TRENTON – The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development announced that recipients of federal Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) to the self-employed, independent contractors and others who are not usually eligible for unemployment insurance benefits will start being notified of their PUA eligibility on Wednesday, and the Department will begin making payments Friday. PUA is a new program authorized by Congress as part of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act to provide … Continue reading NJ Labor Department to Begin Making PUA Payments to Sole Proprietors and Independent Contractors