chanel
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According to the article, 15 states restrict unemployment benefits for seasonal workers. Here at the Jersey Shore, collecting UE all winter is a way of life for many.
2 South Jersey mayors urge N.J. to stop unemployment insurance for beach workers | NJ.com
The article speaks specifically about municipal employees, however if this gains momentum, it will affect a large number of people here: including motel workers, cooks, food servers, retail, etc.
Teachers and other school employees cannot collect UE in the summer. Should summer workers be able to collect in the winter? Year after year after year....
Its a way of life for some lifeguards, badge checkers, police officers and public works employees who report for work at the Jersey Shore in May and collect their last paycheck shortly after Labor Day:
Work all summer at the shore, maybe work another job, and collect unemployment in the off-season.
But now two South Jersey towns Cape May Point and Cape May City facing tighter budgets are urging the state to end the practice. They contend the intent of unemployment insurance is not for workers who take a job knowing it has a definitive ending date.
2 South Jersey mayors urge N.J. to stop unemployment insurance for beach workers | NJ.com
The article speaks specifically about municipal employees, however if this gains momentum, it will affect a large number of people here: including motel workers, cooks, food servers, retail, etc.
Teachers and other school employees cannot collect UE in the summer. Should summer workers be able to collect in the winter? Year after year after year....