New Jersey Statutes
N.J. Stat. § 43:21-1 (2026)
Short title
✓ current as of May 2026
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "unemployment compensation law" .
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 71
cases (38 in the last 5 years), 1981–2026 · leading case: Patricia J. McClain v. Bd. of Review (080397)(Statewide), 206 A.3d 353 (N.J. 2019).
Patricia J. McClain v. Bd. of Review (080397)(Statewide), 206 A.3d 353 (N.J. 2019). “**450 Under New Jersey's Unemployment Compensation Law (UCL or Act), N.J.S.A. 43:21-1 to -71, an employee terminated from employment after working a certain number of weeks is ordinarily entitled to unemployment insurance (UI) benefits.”
In Re N.J.A.C. 17:1-6.4, 17:1-7.5 & 17:1-7.10, 185 A.3d 928 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2018). “N.J.S.A. 43:21-1 to -24.30. Indeed, an applicant's medical condition is irrelevant to unemployment compensation benefits.”
Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. Bd. of Review, 937 A.2d 318 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2007). “The ABC Test provides: Services performed by an individual for remuneration shall be deemed to be employment subject to this chapter ([N.J.S.A. 43:21-1 to -71]) unless and until it is shown to the satisfaction of the division that: (A) Such individual has been and will continue…”
In Re Mewborn, 367 B.R. 529 (Bankr. D.N.J. 2006). “It is entitled to recoup overpay-ments pursuant to its police powers under N.J. Stat. § 43:21-1. 2. It distinguishes this case from the Lee v.”
Sipe v. Amerada Hess Corp., 519 F. Supp. 781 (D.N.J. 1981). “N.J.Stat. Ann. §§ 43:21-1 et seq. See Tr.”
McKay v. Horn, 529 F. Supp. 847 (D.N.J. 1981). “, and the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law, N.J.S.A. 43:21-1 et seq., the effect of which is to reduce the unemployment insurance benefits payable to individuals who simultaneously receive pension benefits, Social Security retirement benefits or other periodic payments…”
Harvey & Harvey, Inc. v. Delaware Solid Waste Auth., 600 F. Supp. 1369 (D. Del. 1985). “and the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law, N.J.S.A. 43:21-1 et seq., reducing unemployment insurance benefits payable to individuals simultaneously receiving pension benefits, social security retirement benefits, or other periodic payments attributable to previous work…”
Cynthia M. Blake Vs. Bd. of Review(Bd. of Review, Dep't of Labor), 170 A.3d 960 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2017). “Nearly six decades ago, the Legislature amended New Jersey's Unemployment Compensation Law (the UCL), N.J.S.A. 43:21-1 to -56, disqualifying applicants from receiving unemployment benefits if they "left work voluntarily without good cause attributable to such work.”
Sipe v. Amerada Hess Corp., 689 F.2d 396 (3d Cir. 1982). “They claimed that they withheld seamen’s wages pursuant to the requirements of the New Jersey Unemployment Compensation Law and the Temporary Disability Benefits Law, N.J. Stat. Ann. §§ 43:21-1 et seq., and as agents of the state of New Jersey, and that the Federal Unemployment…”
Gina Parascandolo v. Dep't of Labor, Bd. of Review, Brick Twp. Bd. of Educ. & Vinny's King Pizza, 90 A.3d 669 (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2014). “The next development came in 1936 with the passage of the Unemployment Compensation Law (UCL), N.J.S.A. 43:21-1 to -24.30. See Butler v.”
Beth Israel Hosp. of Passaic v. Heckler, 560 F. Supp. 1222 (D.N.J. 1983). “Plaintiff also points to a recent amendment to New Jersey’s unemployment compensation law, N.J.S.A. 43:21-1 et seq., which is not relevant to the federal programs at issue here.”
Michael Bergin v. New Jersey Dep't of Labor & Workforce Dev. (N.J. Super. Ct. App. Div. 2024). “A-1529-21 4 When a broker from JPT's branch office in Red Bank sought benefits under Unemployment Compensation Law (UCL), N.J.S.A. 43:21-1 to -71, in April 2008, it triggered scrutiny by the Department because the broker was not on the ENC payroll.”
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