News & Events

Tuesday, December 23, 2008
by: Kimberly Mangum

Beginning July 1, 2009, NJ law will provide up to six (6) weeks of Family Leave Insurance benefits. Benefits are payable to covered employees from the NJ State Plan to:
 
Bond with a child during the first 12 months after the child's birth, if the covered individual or the domestic partner or civil union partner of the covered individual, is a biological parent of the child, or the first 12 months after the placement of the child for adoption with the covered individual
 
Care for a family member with a serious health condition supported by a certification provided by a health care provider. Claims may be filed for six consecutive weeks, for intermittent weeks or for 42 intermittent days during a 12 month period beginning with the first date of the claim.
 
Family member means a child, spouse, domestic partner, civil union partner or parent of a covered individual.
 
Child means a biological, adopted, or foster child, stepchild or legal ward of a covered individual, child of a domestic partner of the covered individual, or child of a civil union partner of the covered individual, who is less than 19 years of age or is 19 years of age or older but is incapable of self-care because of mental or physical impairment.
 
Employees can obtain information pertaining to the program and an application for Family Leave Insurance benefits (Form FL-1), after June 1, 2009, by visiting the Department of Labor and Workforce Development's web site at www.nj.gov/labor, by telephoning the Division of Temporary Disability Insurance's Customer Service Section at (609) 292-7060, or by writing to the Division of Temporary Disability Insurance, PO Box 387, Trenton, NJ 08625-0387.
 
This program is financed by employee contributions. Beginning January 1, 2009, employers are authorized to deduct the contributions from employee wages for all employees covered under the State Plan.

For more information please contact:
Kimberly Mangum
(973) 761-9176
mangumki@shu.edu