On July 17, 2026, amendments to the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) and the laws administering New Jersey Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) and Family Leave Insurance (FLI) benefits will take effect, expanding employer and employee coverage under the NJFLA and potentially increasing protections related to paid benefits from the state. On his way out of office, Governor Murphy executed numerous pieces of legislation, including A3451 (the “Act”), which increases the NJFLA’s reach to businesses with fewer employees and decreases the eligibility requirements for individual employees seeking FLI benefits.
Employer Coverage Under NJFLA Threshold Drops from 30 Employees to 15
In recent years, there have been many amendments to the NJFLA, increasing reasons for use and the right to take intermittent leave, but until now, the general employer coverage thresholds and individual eligibility requirements remained unchanged. Currently, the NJFLA covers employers with 30 or more employees, and provides protected time off to employees who have been employed for at least 12 months and worked at least 1,000 hours in the 12 months preceding leave.
Under the Act, the NJFLA’s employer‑coverage threshold will decrease from 30 employees to 15 employees anywhere, reflecting a substantial change for small employers, which were previously outside the law’s reach. Such employers will now have to comply with NJFLA, which requires up to 12 weeks of unpaid job‑protected family leave in a 24‑...
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