NJ Department of Labor

NJ and Maine Had Highest Jump in Unemployment Rates in Nation in 2023

New Jersey and Maine had the highest increase in their unemployment rates (0.9 percentage point each) during 2023, more than any other state in the ...

NJ Labor Force Participate Rate Up, Jobless Rate Holds at 3.5% Despite Layoffs

New Jersey’s labor participation rate increased to 64.8% in March as more New Jersey residents found jobs or entered the labor force even as ...

Employee Basic Skills Training Program Sees 70 Percent Jump in Enrollment

NJBIA Supports Senate Bill Requiring Labor Department Survey of Businesses Leaving State

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Employment & Labor Law

Public Works Contractors Must Report Certified Payroll Records Online Starting Aug. 15

OSHA Unveils Workplace Heat Rule Proposal Impacting Employers

New Federal Overtime Rules Take Effect, Making More Salaried Employees Eligible

NJDOL: Prevailing Wage Reminder for School Construction Work

Teen Working Papers for Summer Jobs Now Available Online

Economic Development

Law Signed Extending On-Site Worker Flexibility for NJEDA Tax Incentives

Report from Joint Taxation and Economic Development Policy Committee Meeting

Bill Advances to Bring Flexibility to Aspire Program to Spur Redevelopment

NJBIA Statement on Approval of Netﬂix, 1888 Studios Designations by NJEDA

NJEDA CEO Talks About NJ’s Cultural Ties to East Asia on ‘State of Affairs’

Energy & Environmental Quality

Rowan U Awarded $100K Grant for Camden Environmental Education Project

Steve Adubato Examines the Future of NJ Transit and Incentives for EV Drivers

New Jersey Resources Commits $500K to Restore Scudder Preserve

Cantor Op-ed: DEP’s Proposed Land Use Rules will Force Jersey Shore Retreat

NJBIA Files Appeal Challenging DEP Rulemaking on Environmental Justice Law

Taxation & Economic Development

NJBIA’s Emigholz Talks FY25 Budget Challenges on NJCPA’s ‘IssuesWatch’ Podcast

Emigholz to Serve as a Panelist at NYU Tax Conference, July 25

Where Does NJ Rank Nationally for State and Local Tax Rates?

Siekerka Talks Realities of Doing Business in a ‘High-Tax State’

Op-Ed: 7 Questions for Legislature to Ask Before Any Vote on Higher CBT Rate

Government Affairs

NJBIA Thanks Supporters of ‘Do Better for Business’ Campaign

NJBIA’s Emigholz Talks FY25 Budget Challenges on NJCPA’s ‘IssuesWatch’ Podcast

The Latest on Bills on Gov. Murphy’s Desk

Will a New $1B Tax on Business Actually Go to NJ TRANSIT?

This Weekend’s MYB: Emigholz Discusses Damage Done by $1B Tax on NJ Employers

Health Affairs

Employers Needed for State’s New Home Health Aide Training Program

Hackensack Meridian CDI Lab Research Points to Breath Test for Lung Cancer

Mandatory Bias Training Proposed for Doctors, Nurses, Midwives

A Closer Look at Dental Health Options for Patients with Special Needs, on One-on-One

Hackensack Meridian Health to Host Block Party and Health Fair

Law

Amalfe Inducted as President-Elect of NJ State Bar Association

Employer Groups Call on Murphy Administration to Correct NJDOL Overreach

Attorney Randi Knepper Joins Stevens & Lee Law Firm

Services Held for Prominent Attorney Ed McManimon

H-1B Visa Rule Change Aims to Make Foreign Worker Lottery Selection Fairer

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