New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy ( Edwin J. Torres/Governor’s Office ) TRENTON, N.J. - Gov. Phil Murphy says a hotline for New Jersey workers to report employers for making them come into work despite the COVID-19 emergency declaration got so many calls that it crashed the system.
Murphy said that instead of the number, the state has set up a website form for workers to report any potential violations of an executive order calling on residents to stay at home.
Murphy has called on firms to let employees work from home. Earlier this week Murphy ordered residents to stay home, banned all gatherings, and told nonessential retail businesses to close in order to slow the spread of the coronovirus. “I take personal responsibility for the public health