New Jersey
New Jersey requires paid medical leave (PML) and paid family leave (PFL) income replacement benefits for eligible workers who need time off from work for qualifying reasons. These programs are commonly referred to as Temporary Disability Benefits (TDB) and Family Leave Insurance (FLI).
Learn more about your state rules and eligibility.
All employers are covered.
State plan or state-approved private plan
Paid medical leave:
Paid family leave:
Employer funds the additional cost of the private plan above the employee maximums. The employer can pay all or part of the employee contribution.
At least 20 weeks in which the worker has covered New Jersey earnings of $220, or the worker has earned at least $11,000 in covered New Jersey earnings in the base year
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To care for an ill family member, your own illness/injury, bonding/parental leave, reasons related to a family member called to active duty.
NJ PML and PFL is not job protected. Job protection may be provided through the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJ FLA).
Employees may elect to use (employer cannot require) available vacation/ PTO at 100% pay before using PFL benefits
Leave for bonding must be taken in increments of 1 day or more.
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Effective July 1, 2009
Visit New Jersey’s website for additional details.
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Unum offers the New Jersey PML insurance plan but does not offer the New Jersey PFL insurance plan. Unum does administer an employer’s self-funded New Jersey PML plan, but does not administer an employer’s self-funded New Jersey PFL plan.
Reach out to our sales team to learn more about Unum’s state PFML and absence management solutions.
