N.J. Admin. Code § 12:23-13.3

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 23, December 2, 2024

Section 12:23-13.3 - Qualified job counselor responsibilities - individual has identified himself or herself as a victim of domestic violence

(a) Where, as a result of the self-screening described under 12:23-13.2, an individual discloses to a Department employee other than the office's designated domestic violence liaison that he or she is a victim of domestic violence, the Department employee shall direct the individual to the office's domestic violence liaison.

(b) It shall be the responsibility of the domestic violence liaison with regard to each individual who, as a result of the self-screening described under N.J.A.C. 12:23-13.2, discloses that he or she is a victim of domestic violence, to provide the following information to the individual:

1. Referrals to services determined by the domestic violence liaison to be appropriate in the case of the individual claimant, which services shall include, but not be limited to, any appropriate referral to a designated domestic violence agency as defined at 43:21-5(j) or a community shelter for victims of domestic violence certified pursuant to standards and procedures established by 30:14-1 et seq.; and

2. The rights that the individual claimant may have to unemployment compensation pursuant to 43:21-5.

(c) With regard to each individual who, as a result of the self-screening described under N.J.A.C. 12:23-13.2, discloses that he or she is a victim of domestic violence, the domestic violence liaison shall assume responsibility for counseling the individual in the design of his or her Employability Development Plan, which plan shall be developed to include appropriate accommodations for the individual's needs as a victim of domestic violence.

(d) It shall be the responsibility of the domestic violence liaison with regard to each individual who, as a result of the self-screening described under N.J.A.C. 12:23-13.2, discloses that he or she is a victim of domestic violence, to ensure compliance by the Department with all requirements regarding confidentiality of the individual claimant, including, as applicable, the requirements of 34:15B-38, 34:15D-7 and 43:21-59 and the "Address Confidentiality Program Act," 47:4-1 et seq.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:23-13.3