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NJ S2852
Bill
Status
3/4/2024
Primary Sponsor
Linda Greenstein
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AI Summary
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Extends the transition period for workers leaving one job for another from 7 days to 10 days, during which they remain eligible for unemployment benefits if the new job falls through
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Creates a new eligibility provision for workers who leave their job after receiving a job offer that is subsequently rescinded through no fault of their own, allowing them to collect unemployment benefits
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Requires the rescinded job offer to have been for employment commencing within 10 days of leaving the previous position
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Maintains the requirement that the new employment must have weekly hours or pay not less than the hours or pay of the previous employer
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Preserves the provision that if an employee gives notice to leave on a specific date but is terminated early, the 10-day period begins from the originally specified departure date
Legislative Description
Concerns eligibility for unemployment benefits.
2nd Reading in the Senate
Last Action
Reported from Senate Committee with Amendments, 2nd Reading
12/5/2024