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Child Care Subsidy Program revised in response to spread of COVID-19
Posted OnMarch 18, 2020 byFrom the New Jersey Governor’s Office, Wednesday, March 18, 2020 TRENTON – Today, Gov. Phil Murphy and Human Services Commissioner Carole Johnson announced new amendments and resources for the New Jersey’s Child Care Subsidy Program. The modifications to the subsidy program will implement temporary flexible enrollment policies and robust payment policy amendments to support New…Read More
Here’s a chart listing your benefits
Posted OnMarch 18, 2020 byThese scenarios from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development for state benefits and protections. Many employers have their own policies, especially those covered by collective bargaining agreements. Please CLICK HERE to download a printable copy. Read More
New Jersey expands ways to get COVID-19 information
Posted OnMarch 18, 2020 byFrom the New Jersey Governor’s Office, March 18, 2020 Gov. Phil Murphy, the New Jersey Office of Emergency Management, the New Jersey Department of Health, and the United Ways of New Jersey announced today that NJ 211 has been activated to help handle COVID-19 related calls from New Jersey residents. All residents with questions or…Read More
Profile: Juliet Clannon Cushing
Posted OnMarch 18, 2020 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors women who have made a significant impact in the labor, suffrage and women’s rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Today: Juliet Clannon Cushing, an advocate of protective labor legislation for women, who founded the Consumers’ League of New…Read More
New Jersey State AFL-CIO COVID-19 Update for March 17
Posted OnMarch 17, 2020 byMarch 17, 2020 Union health-care brothers and sisters on the health-care frontlines New Jersey’s – and America’s – spotlight is on union sisters and brothers who work as nurses, EMTs, doctors, medical technicians, nurse practitioners, nurses’ aides, occupational and physical therapists, and in other caring professions. Rightly so. They are putting their personal health and…Read More
Profile: Dorothea Dix
Posted OnMarch 17, 2020 byIn partnership with the national AFL-CIO and historical societies, the New Jersey State AFL-CIO honors women who have made a significant impact in the labor, suffrage and women’s rights movements. We hope you meet them all. Today: Dorothea Dix, an early 19th century activist who drastically changed the medical field during her lifetime. She championed causes…Read More
The president’s coronavirus guidelines for America
Posted OnMarch 16, 2020 by15 days to slow the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) Please CLICK HERE to download a printable version of these. Read More
UPDATE: Murphy, Cuomo and Lamont announce regional restrictions to combat COVID-19; Murphy issues strict rules
Posted OnMarch 16, 2020 byFrom the New Jersey Governor’s Office, Monday, March 16, 2020 The three states will limit crowd capacity for recreational and social gatherings to 50 people, effective by 8 p.m. Monday, March 16 Restaurants and bars will close for on-premises service and move to takeout and delivery only, effective 8 p.m. Monday, March 16 Movie theaters,…Read More
State AFL-CIO thanks House delegation for voting for Families First Coronavirus Response Act
Posted OnMarch 16, 2020 byThe New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks and congratulates all members of New Jersey’s delegation to the House of Representatives for swift and decisive passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act. Families First, a bipartisan bill, is a bolder step beyond the $8.3 billion emergency coronavirus spending package that became law on March 6. The…Read More
Gov. Phil Murphy asks federal government to reopen Affordable Care Act enrollment
Posted OnMarch 16, 2020 byFrom the New Jersey Governor’s Office, Sunday, March 15, 2020 TRENTON – Responding to the global COVID-19 pandemic, Gov. Phil Murphy today requested the federal government open a Special Enrollment Period (SEP) in New Jersey to allow uninsured and underinsured residents to enroll in health coverage through the federal health insurance exchange. The governor’s request…Read More