New Jersey Adds Unemployment Reporting Obligations (7/31/23)

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), BC-28 (Request for Separation Information), and BC-3E (Notice to Employer of Monetary Determination and Request for Separation Information), but employers will have to wait for the official guidance.
New Jersey Employers Waiting for Guidance on Unemployment Compensation Law
Ogletree | Jul 2023

New Jersey Employers Face Imminent Changes to Unemployment Compensation Law, Including Mandatory Reporting, Appeals, and Penalties
Ogletree via SHRM | May 2023

Effective date: 7/31/23
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The amendments also change an employer’s liability for benefit overpayments. Using a new “allocation of fault” standard, if the overpayment resulted from the employer’s or the DLWD’s mistake, then a claimant is not liable to repay the additional monies.
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Beginning July 31, however, an employer that "willfully fails or refuses to furnish any reports or information . . . including [the required separation information]," is liable for a $500 fine, or 25 percent of the "amount fraudulently withheld," whichever is greater.
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