- New Relief Package in the Works
- Proposed Changes to Unemployment Benefits
- NJ Unemployment Rate Over 16% in June
- State Officials Urge People to Get Tested
Update on the Federal Relief Package Being Ironed Out in DC
Senate Republicans unveiled a roughly
$1 trillion relief package
yesterday, paving the way for negotiations with the Democrats. It includes $1,200 stimulus checks and an additional $500 for dependents; additional funding for forgivable loans to small businesses under the Paycheck Protection Program; an extension of federal unemployment benefits though at a less generous level; and a five-year shield from coronavirus-related lawsuits unless an entity — such as a business, school or government agency — is found to have engaged in “gross negligence” or “intentional misconduct.” (The Hill)
Details on Federal Unemployment Benefits in the Proposed Federal Relief Package
State Unemployment Rate is Highest on Record
New Jersey's
unemployment rate reached 16.2%
in June, the highest since record keeping began in 1976, and the second-highest in the nation behind only Massachusetts. The number of jobs in the state are down to what they were in 1985, when at least 1.2 million fewer people lived here, according to a Rutgers University report. (nj.com)
State Officials Implore People to Get Tested and Work with Contact Tracers
With nearly 90 new COVID-19 cases linked to young people who attended house parties at several Jersey Shore communities — and possible exposure of hundreds more — NJ officials continue to encourage people to
get tested and cooperate with contact tracers
. (NJ Spotlight)
