Important Changes to the New Jersey Family Leave Act 

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, RCCB
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, June 30, 2026

These amendments significantly expand NJFLA coverage and eligibility, including:

▶️ Lowering the employer coverage threshold from 30 employees to 15
▶️ Reducing employee eligibility from 12 months to just 3 months of employment
▶️ Lowering the hours-worked requirement from 1,000 to 250 hours
▶️ Expanding job restoration protections in certain situations involving

These changes will extend NJFLA protections to hundreds of thousands of additional New Jersey workers and may require employers to update leave policies, employee handbooks, and compliance procedures before the law takes effect. If your organization has employees in New Jersey, now is the time to prepare. Read the client alert here: https://conta.cc/4alT626

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