Has Your Job or Business Been Impacted by Hurricane Sandy?

While waiting in line to get into Sea Bright the other day, I heard a woman say that she was fired from her job because she couldn't get to work due to Hurricane Sandy. That's not right but is it legal? Unfortunately, we'll be hearing more and more stories like this.

This is an email from my friend, Mary Ellen Clark, Assistant Commissioner of Labor, Workforce Development at New Jersey. The links will take you to the information you will need as a business owner or individual job seeker and have been affected by the hurricane.

There are two worksheets posted on www.jobs4jersey.com with information for both employers and individuals in NJ who have been impacted due to Sandy. NJ was awarded a National Emergency grant and working with local municipalities for them to hire to do clean up and humanitarian work. Almost all of our One-Stop Career Centers are open as of today (exceptions being Eatontown and New Brunswick who may still be without power), people can go there to get help and internet access. We have a SandyHelp hotline and email set up to answer inquiries and help direct people to assistance – info on the fast fact sheets. As we get set up for the emergency grant and temporary work, we will be using our 23 Jersey Job Clubs as places for information about temporary and volunteer work – the calendars for workshops are up on the www.jobs4jersey.com website."