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Lawmakers quiz labor commissioner over unemployment claims
Clip: 5/4/2022 | 3m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
'We’ve hired hundreds of staff throughout the pandemic, with more on the way'
State labor commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo was in the hot seat and on defense as legislators pushed for improvements to New Jersey's unemployment system, which has been under scrutiny since the beginning of the pandemic. Offices of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development have been flooded with calls from constituents begging for help getting their unemployment claims processed.
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Lawmakers quiz labor commissioner over unemployment claims
Clip: 5/4/2022 | 3m 58sVideo has Closed Captions
State labor commissioner Robert Asaro-Angelo was in the hot seat and on defense as legislators pushed for improvements to New Jersey's unemployment system, which has been under scrutiny since the beginning of the pandemic. Offices of the Department of Labor and Workforce Development have been flooded with calls from constituents begging for help getting their unemployment claims processed.
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