TRENTON – Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin announced today that the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) has finalized consent decrees resulting in the recovery of a total of over $200,000 in relief in two cases alleging that employers violated the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA). The settlements resolve complaints that the former employers violated the NJFLA by terminating employees who requested leave to bond with their newborn children.
The NJFLA requires that certain employees be permitted to take up to 12 weeks of job-protected leave during any 24-month period to care for or bond with a newborn child, to care for a family member with a serious health condition, or in other specific circumstances. The Act applies to employees who have worked at least 1,000 hours in the past 12 months and have been employed for at least one year either by state and local government agencies or by employers with 30 or more employees worldwide.
Under the consent decrees announced today, the discount retailer Gabriel Brothers, d/b/a Gabe’s, has agreed to pay $113,500 in total relief to resolve a complaint alleging that a former employee was terminated for requesting NJFLA-protected leave. Pine Belt Management LLC, a car dealership located in Lakewood, has agreed to pay $105,000 in total relief to resolve a similar complaint from a former employee. Both employers have also agreed to ensure that all policies and decisions affecting employees comply with the New Jersey Law Against...
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