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The FMLA entitles eligible employees of covered employers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave for specified family and medical reasons with continuation of group health insurance coverage under the same terms and conditions as if the employee had not taken leave.

For more information: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/fmla

If your employer is covered under the NJFLA and you are an eligible employee, then you are generally entitled to up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave to care for a loved one in a two-year period.

For more information on NJFLA, click here. You can also contact the NJ Division on Civil Rights at (973) 648-2700 or visit njcivilrights.gov.

During the Public Health Emergency, employees couldn’t be fired for taking time off to test, quarantine or isolate, with a medical note recommending that the employee take that time off because the employee had, or was likely to have, an infectious disease that may have infected others at the employee’s worksite. If you took Temporary Disability Insurance benefits for one of these reasons, then your job is likely protected under this law.

The Public Health Emergency lasted from March 20, 2020 through June 4, 2021. Actions taken during this time are covered under the law. 

Click here to learn more.

You can receive up to 20 days of unpaid, job protected leave to handle matters related to sexual and domestic violence.

For more information on the NJ SAFE Act, click here.

In addition, if your employer retaliates against you for taking or seeking to take Temporary Disability or Family Leave Insurance benefits, you have the right to take private legal action.

For more information: https://www.nj.gov/labor/worker-protections/myworkrights/retaliation.shtml