SNJDC COVID-19
MEMBER UPDATE

May 14, 2020
Executive Order
On Wednesday, Governor Murphy signed Executive Order 142 establishing non-essential construction projects can resume Monday, May 18, at 6 a.m., and non-essential retail stores will be permitted to offer curbside pickup to customers who place orders in advance. 

The Governor’s order stipulates that sites must adopt policies that include, at minimum, the following requirements: the prohibition of non-essential visitors from entering the worksite; engage in appropriate social distancing measures; stagger work start and stop times where practicable, among others.

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Executive Order
Governor Murphy announced the reopening of beaches effective Friday, May 22nd. Municipalities will be required to establish capacity limitation mechanisms to enforce strict social distancing measures.

Additionally, the Governor reopened public restrooms at all parks in addition to at the beach requiring frequent and thorough cleaning.

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NJ DOL Unemployment
The NJ Department of Labor released their latest numbers report indicating 70,000 new claims and more than $2.7 billion in payments since week ending March 15th.

The number of initial claims filed since mid-March approached 1.1 million, with more than 725,000 actively collecting state and federal PUA benefits. Approximately 139,000 additional self-employed workers, independent contractors and others awaiting benefits are being made eligible for PUA this week.

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PPE Supplier Registry Public Listing
The State of New Jersey has assembled a  PPE Supplier Registry Public Listing . The information was volunteered by the vendors, compiled by the State, and is provided for the express purpose of assisting private businesses and organizations in New Jersey access potential suppliers for PPE and other COVID-related goods and services.

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Join the SNJDC for a conversation with NJ Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Catherine McCabe on Thursday, May 21st from 9:30-10:30 a.m.

The Commissioner will provide an update on issues ranging from regulatory reform to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change; the build-out of EV infrastructure; water quality concerns and funding infrastructure investment; as well as the application of the Governor's EO granting deadline extensions.

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