New Jersey’s unemployment system might get audited

StateScoop: A bill moving through the New Jersey Senate would direct the state’s auditor to investigate an unemployment system that has struggled to handle the 1.5 million benefits claims New Jerseyans filed during the pandemic.

Approved by the state’s Senate Labor Committee on Monday, the legislation would have the auditor conduct a performance review of the Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance in the state’s Department of Labor and Workforce Development within the next six months, evaluating both its efficacy and whether its operations comply with state laws.

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