Hi all! Just passing along the good news from the recent expansion of family leave in New Jersey!
https://nj.gov/governor/news/news/562019/approved/20190219a.shtml
- Doubling the number of weeks for Family Leave Insurance (FLI): Employees can take up to 12 consecutive weeks of paid family leave during any 12-month period, beginning in July 2020. Currently, employees are only able to take up to 6 weeks of FLI in a 12-month period.
- Increasing the weekly benefit: Individuals can now receive 85 percent of their weekly wage, with the maximum possible benefit going up to 70 percent of the statewide average weekly wage. Using data from this year, the maximum possible benefit would go up from $650 a week to $860 a week under this law.
- Increasing intermittent leave from 42 days to 56 days: Workers will be able to take up to 56 days of intermittent leave within a 12-month period, beginning in July 2020.
- Anti-retaliation provisions: Employers with over 30 employees will be barred from retaliating or discriminating against an employee because they took family leave.
- Expanding individuals eligible to take paid family leave: The newly signed legislation expands paid family leave to include caring for siblings, in-laws, grandparents, grandchildren, other blood relatives, and any other individuals who can be shown to have the equivalent of a family relationship.
GREA 