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New Jersey Paid Family Medical Leave Law
Governor Corzine signed the New Jersey Paid Family Medical Leave Law on May 2, 2008. This law will provide employees with 6 weeks of paid family leave at two-thirds of their weekly salaries up to a maximum of $524.00 per week. Paid leave will be for employees who are needed at home in order to care for a newborn or adopted child or to care for a sick family member.
The program will be funded through payroll deductions that will start January 1, 2009. The family leave tax deduction will be .09% of eligible wages up to $28,900. As a result, the maximum amount each employee will pay is $26.01. The tax will appear on the employee's pay stub and YESS as NJ FLI/EE.
Eligible employees can begin to take paid family leave on July 1, 2009. Paid family leave will run concurrently with all other family leave programs.
We will advise you and update our web site when more information becomes available.
