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New Jersey Paid Family and Medical Leave benefits (aka Temporary Disability and Family Leave Insurance) and New Jersey Earned Sick Leave can provide vital supports to workers with disabilities. 

• Temporary Disability Insurance can provide cash benefits for when you can't work for your own non-work-related physical or mental health condition. 
• Family Leave Insurance can provide cash benefits for up to 12 weeks for when you have to stop working to care for a loved one with a physical/mental health condition, and more.
• Job Protection: Temporary Disability Insurance and Family Leave Insurance are wage replacement programs and they do not provide job protection. However, during the period in which you're receiving these benefits, your job may be protected by New Jersey and/or federal law. Learn more at myleavebenefits.nj.gov/jobprotection
• NJ Earned Sick Leave: Employers of all sizes must provide full-time, part-time, and temporary employees with up to 40 hours of earned sick leave per year to care for themselves or a loved one, including chosen family.

Learn more about each program and how to apply below.

 

Get Help Now

• For more information about these programs, contact the Department of Labor at the following numbers: 
  • Temporary Disability Insurance/Family Leave: 1-609-292-7060
  • Earned Sick Leave/Wage and Hour: 1-609-292-2305 

 

Temporary Disability Insurance

Temporary Disability Insurance provides cash benefits to New Jersey workers who have to stop working due to a physical or mental health condition or other disability that was not caused by your work.

Your healthcare provider certifies how long you need to recover from your medical condition, up to a maximum of 26 weeks.

To have a valid claim for Temporary Disability Insurance, there are earnings requirements.

Temporary Disability Insurance is available to most New Jersey workers.

Learn more about the program and apply online at myleavebenefits.nj.gov or call 1-609-292- 7060 (TTY 1- 800-852-7899) to speak with someone from 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.

Your job may also be protected under state or federal law. Learn more at myleavebenefits.nj.gov/jobprotection

 

Family Leave

Family Leave Insurance provides New Jersey workers cash benefits for up to 12 weeks to 

• Care for a loved one with a physical/mental health condition

• Cope with domestic/sexual violence, or

• Bond with a newborn, newly adopted, or newly placed foster child

To have a valid claim for Family Leave Insurance, there are earnings requirements. Family Leave Insurance is available to most New Jersey workers.

Learn more about the program and apply online at myleavebenefits.nj.gov or call 1-609-292- 7060 (TTY 1- 800-852-7899) to speak with someone from 8 am to 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.

Your job may also be protected under state or federal law. Learn more at myleavebenefits.nj.gov/jobprotection

 

Earned Sick Leave

Employers of all sizes must provide full-time, part-time, and temporary employees with up to 40 hours of earned sick leave per year to care for themselves or a loved one, including chosen family.

This can include:

• for physical/mental illness or wellness care

• to cope with domestic or sexual violence

• to attend a meeting at your child's school

Employers must provide earned sick leave to nearly all employees:

• No matter how much you work: full-time, part-time, seasonal, or temporary

• No matter how you’re paid: salaried, hourly, cash, or piece rate.

• No matter how many workers your company employs

Learn more at mysickdays.nj.gov.

 

Work-related Injuries or Illnesses: Workers’ Compensation

The Workers’ Compensation Act requires your employer to have workers’ compensation insurance which provides a worker. injured as a result of a work-related accident, with Medical Treatment, Temporary Benefits, Permanent Partial Benefits, Permanent Disability Benefits, and Dependency benefits, in cases where the work-related accident results in the death of the worker. You may also file a petition for an informal hearing with the department in cases of dispute. 

To learn more about the program and to apply, visit the NJ Department of Labor’s workers' compensation information page or call 1-609-292-2515.