Gov. Phil Murphy signed the bill into law Monday.
Previously, employees involved in a work stoppage in the state were not allowed to get unemployment benefits for 30 days. The new law — which union leaders say is the strongest of its kind in the U.S. — shortens the window to 14 days and requires benefits to be paid immediately if replacement workers are hired.
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