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State Employment Law Articles
Report Link NJDOL Publishes Proposed Regulations Concerning New Jersey's Paid Family Leave Law.Ogletree Deakins - September 25, 2008 On September 2 and September 15, 2008, the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development (NJDOL) issued proposed regulations aimed at implementing New Jersey’s Paid Family Leave legislation, the controversial new law signed by Governor Jon Corzine on May 2, 2008. The new law gives all employees up to six weeks of paid leave to care for a newborn, a newly adopted child or a sick relative. Benefits under the law will be provided through the State Disability Fund or private insurance plans. (Workers will begin making contributions to the Fund on January 1, 2009, and will be able to receive payment under the new law starting July 1, 2009.) Report Link Limited Paid Family Leave Law Guidance Released by NJDOL.Ogletree Deakins - September 10, 2008 The New Jersey DOL has yet to issue regulations implementing the new Paid Family Leave Law, but the DOL has posted some additional information on its website for employers. Report Link New Jersey Paid Family Leave Law Fact Sheet.Ogletree Deakins - June 09, 2008 Which Employers are Covered? Report Link New Jersey “Paid” Leave About to Become Law (pdf).Vedder Price - June 05, 2008 Joining California and
Washington, New Jersey is now
the third state requiring that
employers provide paid family
leave rights to employees. On
May 2, 2008, Governor Corzine
signed a law that will give
employees needing leave to
care for a newborn infant or an
ailing relative up to six weeks of
paid leave. Employees will be
entitled to receive two-thirds of
their salary—up to $524 per
week—during the paid leave
period. The law will take effect on January 1, 2009. Report Link New Jersey Governor Corzine Signs Paid Family Leave Act.Jackson Lewis LLP - May 20, 2008 Despite intense opposition from the business community, on May 2, 2008, Governor Corzine signed the highly contested paid family leave bill that provides employees up to six weeks of partial wage replacement to care for a newborn or newly adopted child or to care for a sick child, parent or spouse. New Jersey is now the third state, in addition to California and Washington, to offer paid family leave benefits to employees. Report Link New Jersey Governor Signs Paid Family Leave Law.Ford & Harrison LLP - May 15, 2008 On May 2, 2008, New Jersey Governor Corzine signed the “Paid Family Leave Law,” which makes New Jersey the third state in the country to provide paid family leave benefits to employees. The law takes effect July 1, 2009. This Alert briefly discusses some of the significant features of the new law. Report Link New Jersey to Employers: "Pay Employees for Leave".Fisher & Phillips, LLP - May 13, 2008 On July 1, 2009, New Jersey will join the short list of two other states – California and Washington – that have enacted laws providing paid leave for employees who miss work to care for family members unable to care for themselves, or to care for newly-born or adopted children. Report Link New Jersey's Paid Family Leave Law: the Hidden Costs to Employers Doing Business in the Garden State.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - May 07, 2008 On May 2, 2008, Governor Corzine signed into law the NJ Paid Family Leave Law. New Jersey has joined two other states - California and Washington - in providing employees with paid family leave benefits. Commencing July 1, 2009, the New Jersey law will extend benefits available under the state's Temporary Disability Benefits Law (TDBL) by providing eligible employees with up to six weeks of paid time off during a leave of absence to care for a newborn or newly-adopted child or a family member with a serious health condition. Report Link New Jersey Set to Become the Third State with Paid Family Leave.Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC - April 18, 2008 After years of legislative effort and opposition from employers, both houses of the New Jersey Legislature have now passed a bill under which employees would be entitled to paid "family temporary disability leave." Governor Jon Corzine is expected to sign the bill,1 making New Jersey the third state, along with California and Washington, to enact such legislation. Report Link New Jersey Legislature Passes Paid Family Leave Act.Jackson Lewis LLP - April 16, 2008 Despite intense opposition from the business community, on April 7, 2008, the New Jersey Senate passed a bill that amends the State’s existing temporary disability benefits law (“TDI”) to provide eligible employees up to six weeks of family leave benefits to care for sick family members or a newborn or newly adopted child. Governor Corzine is expected to sign the bill into law, thereby making New Jersey the third state, in addition to California and Washington, to offer paid family leave. Report Link New Jersey's Paid Family Leave Law: the Hidden Costs to Employers Doing Business in the Garden State.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - April 14, 2008 On April 7, 2008, the New Jersey Senate approved the Paid Family Leave Law, which Governor Corzine has stated he will sign into law shortly. This new law will make New Jersey the third state to provide employees paid family leave benefits. Commencing July 1, 2009, this law will extend benefits available under the state's Temporary Disability Benefits Law (TDBL) by providing eligible employees with up to six weeks of paid time off during a leave of absence to care for a newborn or newly-adopted child or a family member with a serious health condition. Report Link New Jersey Senate Approves Paid Family Leave Bill Despite Strong Opposition from Business Groups.Ogletree Deakins - April 09, 2008 On Monday, April 7, 2008, the New Jersey Senate passed a controversial bill (A873) which gives all employees, without regard to employer size, the right to six weeks paid leave to care for a newborn, a newly adopted child or sick relative. As a result, New Jersey is set to become only the third state in the country (joining California and Washington) to provide employees with paid family leave as Governor Jon Corzine has said that he will sign the bill into law. Report Link Navigating Leave Requests: Recent Amendments to the New Jersey Family Leave Act Result in Greater Consistency with the Federal Family and Medical Leave Act.Littler Mendelson, P.C. - July 06, 2007 Recently, the New Jersey Division on Civil Rights (the Division) amended the regulations interpreting the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJ FLA) to clarify the rights and obligations of New Jersey employees and employers concerning family and medical leave. According to the Division, its goal was to simplify compliance for employers who are covered by both the NJ FLA and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) by reconciling certain aspects of the two statutes. Report Link New Jersey Civil Rights Division Publishes Proposed Rules Relating to State Family Leave Law.Ford & Harrison LLP - November 29, 2006 The New Jersey Civil Rights Division has published proposed rules relating to the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA). The current rules relating to the NJFLA expire February 6, 2007, and the Division has proposed certain amendments that are designed to ensure, where appropriate, consistency with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The proposed rules were published November 6, 2006, and are subject to a comment period that ends January 5, 2007. The full text of the proposed rules, as well as the address to which comments can be submitted, are available at http://www.njcivilrights.org/proposed_rules.html. Report Link Proposed Rule Changes Would Bring NJ Family Leave Act More in Line with Federal FMLA.Jackson Lewis LLP - November 15, 2006 The New Jersey Division on Civil Rights has published proposed amendments to the regulations governing the New Jersey Family Leave Act. The DCR, the agency charged with enforcing the NJFLA, explained the proposed rule changes announced on November 6, 2006, are designed to make the NJFLA rules more consistent with the requirements of the federal Family and Medical Leave Act and to make it easier for employers to comply with both leave laws.
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