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NJ Department of Labor touts enforcement gains, modernization and apprenticeship growth
Summary
Commissioner Robert Sciro Angelo told a Senate committee the Department of Labor has strengthened enforcement, modernized services and expanded apprenticeship and workforce programs, citing recovered wages, stop-work orders and a new claimant portal.
Commissioner Robert Sciro Angelo told the State Senate committee that the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development has substantially expanded enforcement capacity and modernized service delivery since 2018.
"Don't stop," Sciro Angelo said, urging lawmakers to continue supporting the department's efforts. He described a department that has grown its enforcement and investigative workforce, launched a claimant intake app and an online career hub, and overseen large wage-recovery actions.
Sciro Angelo said the administration and department delivered nearly $40,000,000,000 in benefits to 1,600,000 workers in 20 months at the pandemic peak and credited hiring and technological upgrades for improved performance. He…
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