Amendments to New Jersey's Unemployment Compensation Law (UCL) are scheduled to take effect on July 31, 2023. One of the most significant changes to the UCL is that employers will now need to electronically report certain "separation information" to the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) immediately after an employee is separated. The NJDOL has explained that the purpose of the new law is to expedite claim processing. The new law does not specify what "separation information" is required and how employers are to submit the information, and instead directed the NJDOL to issue guidance on these issues.
Despite these changes that are taking effect on July 31, the NJDOL has not yet released the required guidance to employers. Rather, the NJDOL's responses to frequently asked questions state that the NJDOL "is still developing the new infrastructure that will enable this new requirement." At this time, it is anticipated that the separation information required from employers will remain the same as is currently required by forms BC-2 (Request for Wage Separation Information),...
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