Title 43, Title 43: PENSIONS AND RETIREMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

43:21-12.7. Administration by Civil Service Commission This act shall be administered by the Civil Service Commission in accordance with the provisions of section 11:5-1 of the Revised Statutes. L.1948, c. 68, p. 417, s. 3.

43:21-12.8. Reconversion unemployment benefits for seamen; arrangements with federal officials The Unemployment Compensation Commission is authorized to enter into arrangements or agreements with the Federal Security Administrator or with any administrator, agent, agency, board o…

43:21-13. Unemployment compensation administration fund (a) Administration fund. There is hereby created in the State treasury a special fund to be known as the Unemployment Compensation Administration Fund. All moneys which are deposited or paid into this fund are hereby appropr…

43:21-14 Periodic contribution reports. 43:21-14. (a) (1) In addition to such reports as may be required under the provisions of subsection (g) of R.S.43:21-11, every employer shall file with the controller periodic contribution reports on such forms and at such times as the cont…

43:21-14.1. Refund of contributions; claim 1. Any employee who is paid wages by two or more employers aggregating more than the amount of "wages" determined in accordance with the provisions of R.S.43:21-7(b)(3) shall be entitled to a refund of the amount of contributions deducte…

43:21-14.2. Termination of lien for contributions for certain years The lien provided for by paragraph (b) of section 43:21-14 of the Revised Statutes as originally enacted, upon the property of any subject employer for contributions, penalties and interest due from such employer…

43:21-14.3. Unemployment compensation interest repayment fund; deposits, administration and disbursement; special assessment against employers; exceptions a. The Unemployment Compensation Interest Repayment Fund is established in the Department of Labor and shall be used solely f…

43:21-14.4 Withholding of payments to vendors for certain delinquent payments; administrative fees. 1. Upon a determination by the controller, made pursuant to the procedures provided by R.S.43:21-14 or R.S.43:21-16, that an employer has failed to pay any contribution required by…

43:21-14a. ZIP Code reporting In addition to the information required to be reported pursuant to the provisions of subsection (2)(A) of R.S. 43:21-14, every employer shall, in accordance with regulations established by the Commissioner of Labor, report, on an annual basis, the ZI…

43:21-14b. Information to Transportation commissioner The Commissioner of Labor shall transmit the information received from employers as provided in section 1 of this act to the Commissioner of Transportation, who shall utilize the information in developing plans and programs fo…

43:21-15. Waiver of rights void 43:21-15. (a) Waiver of rights void. Any agreement by an individual to waive, release, or commute his rights to benefits or any other rights under this chapter shall be void. No agreement by any individual in the employ of any person or concern to …

43:21-16 Unemployment compensation offenses and penalties. 43:21-16. (a) (1) Whoever makes a false statement or representation, knowing it to be false, or knowingly fails to disclose a material fact, to obtain or increase or attempts to obtain or increase any benefit or other pay…

43:21-17. Representation in court or administrative proceeding (a) In any civil action to enforce the provisions of this chapter, the Commissioner of Labor and the State may be represented by any qualified attorney, who is a regular salaried employee of the Department of Labor or…

43:21-18. Nonliability of state Benefits shall be deemed to be due and payable under this chapter only to the extent provided in this chapter and to the extent that moneys are available therefor to the credit of the unemployment compensation fund, and neither the state, the commi…

43:21-19 Definitions. 43:21-19. Definitions. As used in this chapter (R.S.43:21-1 et seq.), unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (a) (1) "Annual payroll" means the total amount of wages paid during a calendar year (regardless of when earned) by an employer for employmen…

43:21-19.2. Effective date and application of Act This act shall take effect and become operative immediately, and shall apply to all benefits payable with respect to benefit years beginning on or after said date, and any benefits accruing to any individual on or after said date …

43:21-19.3. Provisions dealing with exclusion of certain agents retroactive Notwithstanding the provisions of this act as to its effective date in other respects, subsection (i)(7)(J) of section 43:21-19, dealing with exclusion of certain insurance agents and agents of investment…

43:21-19.4. Gratuities or tips; remuneration in lieu of Whenever payments are made to workers pursuant to an agreement entered into by their employer providing for a service charge measured by (a) a percentage of the amount received by the employer for the furnishing of hotel, re…

43:21-19.6. South Jersey Port Commission considered employer With respect to service performed in the employ of the South Jersey Port Commission which is not excluded from the definition of "employment" by the provisions of Revised Statutes 43:21-19(i)(7)(D), as amended, the empl…

43:21-2. Declaration of state public policy As a guide to the interpretation and application of this chapter, the public policy of this state is declared to be as follows: economic insecurity due to unemployment is a serious menace to the health, morals, and welfare of the people…

43:21-20.1. Individuals employed part time; eligibility for benefits 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of R.S.43:21-1 et seq. to the contrary, no individual, who is otherwise eligible, shall be deemed unavailable for work or ineligible for benefits solely for the reason that…

43:21-20.10 Report to Legislature. 8. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, three years after the effective date of this act, shall submit a report to the Legislature assessing the implementation of this act and its impact on the State Unemployment Compensation Fun…

43:21-20.11 Provisions in violation of federal law inoperative. 9. If the United States Department of Labor finds any provision of this act to be in violation of federal law, that provision of this act shall be inoperative. L.2011, c.154, s.9; amended 2013, c.279, s.8.

43:21-20.12 Short title. 4. Sections 4 through 7 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Employee Job-Sharing Furlough Protection Act." L.2020, c.57, s.4.

43:21-20.13 Actions of division. 5. To facilitate the providing of the maximum possible benefits for employees and savings for employers in the State from the federal financing of unemployment benefits provided in connection with short-time compensation programs pursuant to secti…

43:21-20.14 Contributions to system, fund. 6. A public employee enrolled in a State-administered retirement system or fund, and the employer of that employee, shall be required to make contributions to the system or fund during the period that the employee is participating in a s…

43:21-20.15 Report on all shared work programs on website. 7. a. The division shall, not later than March 31, 2021, issue, make public on the website of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development, and submit to the Governor and Legislature, pursuant to section 2 of P.L.199…

43:21-20.2. Effective date This act shall take effect July first, one thousand nine hundred and fifty-two. L.1952, c. 282, p. 968, s. 2.

43:21-20.3 Definitions relative to unemployment insurance benefits. 1. For the purposes of this act: "Affected unit" means a specified plant or other facility, department, shift or other definable unit which includes two or more employees to which an approved short-time benefits …

43:21-20.4 Application to provide shared work program. 2. An employer who has not less than 10 employees may apply to the division for approval to provide a shared work program, the purpose of which is to stabilize the employer's work force during a period of economic disruption …

43:21-20.5 Revocation of approval. 3. a. The division, on its own initiative or upon request of the affected unit's employees, may revoke approval of an employer's application previously granted for any failure to comply with any agreement or certification required pursuant to se…

43:21-20.6 Eligibility for short-time benefits. 4. An individual who is employed by an employer with a shared work program approved by the division shall be eligible for short-time benefits during a week if: a. (Deleted by amendment, P.L.2013, c.279) b. The individual works for t…

43:21-20.7 Amount of short-time benefits paid. 5. The amount of short-time benefits paid to an eligible individual shall, for any week, be equal to the individual's weekly benefit rate multiplied by the percentage of reduction of his wages resulting from reduced hours of work. Th…

43:21-20.8 Beginning, expiration of payment of benefits. 6. A shared work program and payment of short-time benefits to individuals under the program shall go into effect on the date mutually agreed upon by the employer and the division. A shared work program shall expire on the …

43:21-20.9 Manner of charging short-time benefits. 7. Any short-time benefits paid to an individual shall be charged in the same manner as other unemployment benefits pursuant to the "unemployment compensation law," R.S.43:21-1 et seq. L.2011, c.154, s.7; amended 2013, c.279, s.7…

43:21-21. Reciprocal benefit arrangements (a) The commissioner is hereby authorized to enter into arrangements with the appropriate agencies of other states or the Federal Government whereby potential rights to benefits accumulated under the unemployment compensation laws of seve…

43:21-22. Saving clause The legislature reserves the right to amend or repeal all or any part of this chapter at any time; and there shall be no vested private right of any kind against such amendment or repeal. All the rights, privileges, or immunities conferred by this chapter …

43:21-23. Separability of provisions If any provision of this chapter, or the application thereof to any person or circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder of this chapter and the application of such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be affected thereby.

43:21-24.1. Sale of surplus, obsolete or unsuitable property; disposition of proceeds At the request of the Director of the Division of Employment Security, the Director of the Division of Purchase and Property may sell, either at public or private sale, or otherwise dispose of, …

43:21-24.11 Definitions. 5. For the purposes of the extended benefit program and as used in this act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: a. "Extended benefit period" means a period which (1) Begins with the third week after a week for which there is a state "on" indic…

43:21-24.12. Effect of State law provisions relating to regular benefits on claims for, and the payment and charging of, extended benefits 6. Except when the result would be inconsistent with other provisions of the "Extended Benefits Law," as provided in the regulations of the d…

43:21-24.13 Eligibility requirements for extended benefits. 7. An individual shall be eligible to receive extended benefits with respect to any week of unemployment in the individual's eligibility period only if the division finds, that with respect to that week, the individual: …

43:21-24.14. Weekly extended benefit rate The weekly extended benefit rate payable to an individual for a week of total unemployment in his eligibility period shall be an amount equal to the weekly benefit rate payable to him during his applicable benefit year. L.1970, c. 324, s.…

43:21-24.15 Total extended benefit amount. 9. a. Except as provided in subsection b. of this section, the total extended benefit amount payable to any eligible individual with respect to his applicable benefit year shall be the lesser of the following amounts: (1) 50% of the tota…

43:21-24.16. Beginning and termination of extended benefit period a. Whenever an extended benefit period is to become effective in this State as a result of a state "on" indicator, or an extended benefit period is to be terminated in this State as a result of a state "off" indica…

43:21-24.17. Short title Sections 5 through 11 of this act shall be known and may be cited as the "Extended Benefits Law." L.1970, c. 324, s. 11.