Unemployment Benefits, Labor Reform, Unemployment Insurance

10 New Bills Go Into Effect in July for Washington State Employers

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 6/25/2025

In its 2025 regular session, the Washington State Legislature passed 10 bills impacting employers that will come into effect this year. These legal changes affect compliance obligations, employee benefits, and protections...more

Planned Reform of French Unemployment System

Ius Laboris on 7/11/2024

In a recent newspaper interview, Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announced that a reform of the unemployment insurance system was planned by the end of 2024. Whether any of his proposals will see the light of day is now unknown,...more

Safety net for employees in the UAE

Ius Laboris on 8/24/2023

A new insurance scheme provides a three-month safety net for those who lose their jobs in the UAE....more

NJ Employers Receive Some – Albeit Incomplete – Guidance Regarding Unemployment Insurance Reporting Obligations

Seyfarth Shaw LLP on 7/27/2023

Seyfarth Synopsis: While the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law amendments take effect July 31, 2023, New Jersey employers are still waiting for the state to publish new submission documents and instructions. The state...more

Ignore No More: NJ’s Amended Unemployment Compensation Law Increases Employer Reporting Obligations and Penalties

Epstein Becker & Green on 6/23/2023

Many employers commonly ignore requests from the New Jersey Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance (“Division”) to provide the reason they terminated an employee’s employment. With the recent amendments...more

NJ Workers Involved in Labor Disputes Now Qualify for Increased Access to State Unemployment Benefits

Epstein Becker & Green on 5/30/2023

On April 24, 2023, just ten days after Rutgers University faculty ended their week-long strike, Governor Murphy signed bill A4772/S3215 providing workers with increased access to unemployment insurance benefits during labor...more