New Jersey § 43:21-20
Full text of New Jersey New Jersey Statutes § 43:21-20, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 43:21-20.
For the purposes of this act: 1 “ Affected unit ” means a specified plant or other facility, department, shift or other definable
unit which includes two or more employees to which an approved short-time benefits
program applies. “ Division ” means the Division of Unemployment and Temporary Disability Insurance of the Department
of Labor and Workforce Development , or any representative of the division responsible for approval or other division
responsibilities regarding a shared work program . “ Health insurance and pension coverage ” means employer-provided health benefits, and retirement benefits under a defined
benefit plan, as defined in section 414(j) of the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. 414(j) ), or employer contributions under a defined contribution plan, as defined in section 414(i) of the Internal Revenue Code ( 26 U.S.C. 414(i) ), which are incidents of employment in addition to the cash remuneration earned. “ Shared work employer ” means an employer who is providing a shared work program approved by the division
pursuant to section 2 of this act. 2 “ Shared work program ” means a program submitted by an employer for approval by the division pursuant to
section 2 of P.L.2011, c. 154 ( C. 43:21-20.4 ) and approved by the division, under which the employer requests short-time benefits
to employees in an affected unit of the employer to avert layoffs. “ Short-time benefits ” means unemployment benefits payable to employees of an affected unit under an approved shared work program that are intended to be in lieu of layoffs and provided pursuant to sections 1 through 9 of this act 3 , as distinguished from unemployment benefits otherwise payable under the New Jersey
“unemployment compensation law,” R.S.43:21-1 et seq. “ Usual weekly hours of work ” means the usual hours of work for an employee in the affected unit when that unit
is operating on its regular basis, not to exceed forty hours and not including hours
of overtime work . 1
L.2011, c. 154 (N.J.S.A. §§ 43:21-20.3 to 43:21-20.11, 43:21-4 and 34:21-5). 2
L.2011, c. 154 (N.J.S.A. § 43:21-20.4). 3
L.2011, c. 154 (N.J.S.A. §§ 43:21-20.3 to 43:21-20.11).
Frequently Asked Questions About New Jersey § 43:21-20
What does New Jersey Statutes § 43:21-20 cover?
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