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Coalition Formed to Protect App-based Workers’ Independence 

Feb02,2021
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NJBIA has joined a group of community, faith-based, business and tech organizations that have banded together as the New Jersey Coalition for Independent Work to help elevate the voices and needs of New Jersey’s independent app-based workers.  The New Jersey Coalition for Independent Work includes community faith-based organizations, various chambers of commerce, and app-based ridesharing and food delivery companies such as Lyft, Uber, DoorDash and Instacart. The group’s goal is to ensure app-based […]

Four Questions Answered on Paycheck Protection Loan Forgiveness

May01,2020
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About 35,000 businesses in New Jersey have received Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans from the Small Business Administration (SBA), which means some time after June 30 they will either have to start paying the loan back or get it forgiven. Obviously, loan forgiveness is the preferable option, but as has been widely reported already, that […]

Benefits for Independent Contractors Under the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act

Apr10,2020
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There are two programs in the CARES Act intended to assist independent contractors respond to the economic conditions caused by COVID-19.  These programs include a loan and grant program under the Small Business Administration and expanded unemployment provisions. Small Business Administration Paycheck Protection Program – The CARES Act creates a new loan program, the Paycheck […]

Why Unemployment for Independent Contractors Takes So Long

Apr10,2020
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As it did during Superstorm Sandy, the federal government is extending unemployment benefits to those who typically are not eligible for unemployment—independent contractors, the self-employed, sole proprietors and those without sufficient work history. Unlike Superstorm Sandy, the coronavirus pandemic is going to have a lot more people in this category filing for benefits—to the point […]

Self-Employed Can Now Apply for Paycheck Protection Loans

Apr10,2020
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If you’re self-employed, today is the day you can begin applying for the Paycheck Protection Program funding, and if yesterday’s NJBIA webinar on the subject is any indication, it’s best to do it quickly. The Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) was given $349 billion by Congress to provide income to businesses and their employees, but the […]

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