New Jersey Unemployment worst in U.S. for customer service
For anyone who has tried calling the New Jersey Department of Labor for help with an unemployment claim this will come as little no surprise: New Jersey has the worst customer service.
That s according to a new study released by researchers at the University of Chicago. They spend months placing thousands of calls to help lines in every state. They called for help with unemployment benefits, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, income tax returns and Medicaid. If they were placed on hold, they waited 45 minutes, then hung up.
In New Jersey, they reached a live person less than 20% of the time.
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Federal judge whose son was killed in ambush: My son s death cannot be in vain
A lawyer is gunned down at his California home by a killer posing as a deliveryman. Days later, another deadly ambush at the home of a federal judge in N.J. 2021 Feb 20
Last Updated Feb 21, 2021 2:23 AM EST
In July 2020, Daniel Anderl, the son of federal Judge Esther Salas and attorney Mark Anderl, was shot dead by a gunman at the front door of the family s New Jersey home.
Daniel Anderl, 20, took a bullet to his chest trying to protect his parents. By the time Judge Salas came to the door, the killer was gone. Her husband, Mark, was wounded.