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Workers who restored power in N.J. after Tropical Storm Isaias get $7.5M in back pay

Some of the utility employees traveled to New Jersey from as far away as Texas and Puerto Rico in 2020.

Utility workers who helped restore power to the 1.5 million homes and businesses in New Jersey during Tropical Storm Isaias in 2020 have received $7.5 million in back pay.

The New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce said Wednesday it helped secure the money for 865 workers sent here by North Carolina-based Pike Electric. Stories by Jeff Goldman Powerball winning numbers, live results for Wednesday’s $408M drawing Motorcyclist killed in Essex County crash Multi-acre wildfire burning in N.J.

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