The bill, known as the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, calls for up to 11 weeks of relief, slashes the $600 that expired in July to the current $300 a week. Anyone out of work between Jan. 2 and March 13 will get the reduced amount, on top of regular state benefits.
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Weekly $300 in COVID federal jobless aid going out in matter of days for NJ
Integra finishes $240M sale of orthopedics business 
As part of the deal, the Princeton-based life sciences corporation will pay $41.5 million to the Consortium of Focused Orthopedists LLC.
Read More »Trump admin rolls out looser rules for classifying gig workers 
Should the move actually be implemented, it could score a major victory for businesses where gig workers make up the backbone of their workforce.
Read More »NJ Transit nears full staffing levels for train engineers 
The graduation of new engineers is bringing the statewide transportation agency closer to its staffing goal.
Read More »Murphy nixes bill letting restaurants, bars expand outdoor dining 
The governor vetoed a bill that would have enabled eateries to extend their footprint outdoors, and sell food and alcohol out of spaces such as patios, sidewalks, decks, yards and parking lots, arguing that the legislation sidestepped many different health and safety rules already on the books.
Read More »NJ labor officials received 1,200 COVID safety violation complaints 
Of the grievances filed, a number were investigated and resolved, others were referred to appropriate agencies, while numerous showed that they were in fact complying.
Read More »ShopRite giving COVID vaccines as NJ delivers only quarter of its doses 
Thirty-nine of the grocer's pharmacies received their initial shipments of the two-dose Moderna injection from the federal government and will be administering them to “individuals at highest risk of exposure,” primarily health care workers.
Read More »Murphy approves bill delaying multi-billion dollar unemployment business tax hikes 
The state trust fund was plentiful and healthy going into the pandemic, and the new law to gradually phase in a tax increase over a three-year period in order to replenish the fund might be necessary.
Read More »Amid sluggish rollout, NJ starts 2nd dose of COVID vaccine 
University Hospital in Newark workers were some of the first to receive the Pfizer shot in New Jersey. Monday, they complete their vaccination schedule.
Read More »Getting healthy 
The worst of the COVID-19 second wave will hit New Jersey through early February, and the vaccines are likely to be available to the general public by April or May. The summer of 2021 could very much represent a return to some semblance of normalcy. But how robust will the recovery be?
Read More »Politics unusual 
The 2020 presidential election was widely regarded as historic and unprecedented. COVID-19 and mass social distancing prompted tens of millions of voters across the nation to cast mail-in ballots rather than showing up in person at the polls. With hundreds of thousands of Americans dead, a total loss of normal routines and peace of mind, and some of the worst economic conditions since the Great Depression, the pandemic and its effects were front and center during the campaign.
Read More »Holding the line 
Going into 2020, the deck was hot for New Jersey’s nine casinos, three racetracks and dozens of online gambling and sports-betting outlets. Then COVID-19 closed the gaming halls for more than three months. Now, they’re limited to 25% capacity. Meanwhile, restrictions on indoor dining and indoor gatherings have eaten into revenues. Gov. Phil Murphy has maintained the restrictions, even if not tightened, will not be loosened any time in the near future.
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