Maximum Weekly Benefits for New Jersey Unemployment, Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance, and Workers’ Compensation Increased for 2014

Effective January 1, 2014, the maximum weekly benefit for individuals eligible to collect unemployment insurance increased from $624 to $636; the maximum weekly benefit for state plan temporary disability and family leave insurance benefits increased from $584 to $595; and the maximum weekly benefit for workers’ compensation increased from $826 to $843. The New Jersey Department of Labor’s press release includes a chart comparing the 2014 rates and eligibility criteria to the 2013 rates and criteria.