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43:21-20.8. Beginning, expiration of payment of benefits

6. A shared work program and payment of short-time benefits to individuals under the program shall go into effect on the date mutually agreed upon by the employer and the division. A shared work program shall expire on the date specified in the notice of approval, which shall be either the date at the end of the 12th full calendar month after its effective date or an earlier date mutually agreed upon by the employer and the division. The program shall also expire upon the date of any revocation of approval of the program by the division. An employer of an approved program may terminate the program at any time upon written notice to the division, and the division shall notify participating employees of the affected unit of the termination. If a shared work program expires or the employer terminates the program, the employer may, at any time after the expiration or termination date, submit a new application for division approval of another shared work program.

L.2011, c.154, s.6; amended 2013, c.279, s.6.

43:21-20.9. Manner of charging short-time benefits

7. Any short-time benefits paid to an individual shall be charged in the same manner as other unemployment benefits pursuant to the "unemployment compensation law," R.S.43:21-1 et seq.

L.2011, c.154, s.7; amended 2013, c.279, s.7.

43:21-20.10. Report to Legislature

8. The Commissioner of Labor and Workforce Development, three years after the effective date of this act, shall submit a report to the Legislature assessing the implementation of this act and its impact on the State Unemployment Compensation Fund, evaluating the effectiveness of shared work programs approved by the division pursuant to this act, and making any recommendations for appropriate legislative or administrative action necessary to further the purposes of this act.

L.2011, c.154, s.8.

43:21-20.11. Provisions in violation of federal law inoperative

9. If the United States Department of Labor finds any provision of this act to be in violation of federal law, that provision of this act shall be inoperative.

L.2011, c.154, s.9; amended 2013, c.279, s.8.