How likely is it that the NJ Unemployment Task Force will recommend to end the current NJ EB Law (UI, federal)

[Tristateelectrician]

I know this is one thing that Christie wanted to impose, was ending the States current extended benefits law and to only provide EB when it's 100% offset by the federal government? Christie has a taskforce that is sceduled to show their recommendations by 10/1/2010. If they suggest ending the state's current EB law, when would that be imposed? I'm thinking the earliest that could be imposed would be the enxt budget year correct? (july 2011)? I know it also has to get support from the states legislative branch which of course is heavily democratic controlled.

[diorgirl]

Originally Posted by Tristateelectrician

I know this is one thing that Christie wanted to impose, was ending the States current extended benefits law and to only provide EB when it's 100% offset by the federal government? Christie has a taskforce that is sceduled to show their recommendations by 10/1/2010. If they suggest ending the state's current EB law, when would that be imposed? I'm thinking the earliest that could be imposed would be the enxt budget year correct? (july 2011)? I know it also has to get support from the states legislative branch which of course is heavily democratic controlled.

The task force has no power to change the law. That requires a majority of the State Legislature. In New Jersey, that legislature has a strong Democratic majority and is likely to stay that way.

Leaders of both houses of the legislature have said publicly that they will not pass any law reducing the availability of UI benefits -- including changing the funding requirements for EB -- in New Jersey for the foreseeable future, regardless of the recommendations of the task force.

[Tristateelectrician]

The word is that next week, the NJ Unemployment Task force will provide their recommendations to Christie.