Employment Attorneys Protecting Your New Jersey Family Leave Rights
Do you or a family member have a serious medical condition that requires you to take time off from work? Has your employer taken some disciplinary action against you because of "too many absences?" Whether you are caring for a newborn baby, dealing with a serious illness or caring for a chronically ill loved one, you may have a right to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave off from work under the New Jersey Family Leave Act. If you have been discriminated against because you asked for the time off or if you have been wrongfully terminated for taking deserved time off, you may have a legal claim against your employer.
We can protect your rights to take a much-needed leave of absence from work without penalty.
Smith, Smith & Curley P.C. of Shrewsbury, New Jersey, has been protecting the rights of employees in the workplace since 1996. Our employment law attorneys know how hard it is to face uncertainty and hostility in the workplace while dealing with a serious medical condition.
New Jersey Family Leave Act Eligibility Rules
If you're employer is a public employer or has at least 50 employees and you have worked at least 1,000 hours during the past 12 months immediately prior to taking your leave, the New Jersey Family Leave Act allows you to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid time off without fear of losing your job if you need leave to:
- Care of a newly born or adopted child, as long as the leave begins within one year of the date the child is born or placed with the employee; or
- The care of a parent, child under 18 or spouse who has a serious health condition requiring in-patient care, continuing medical treatment or medical supervision. The New Jersey Family Leave Act considers parents to be in-laws, step-parents, foster parents, adoptive parents, or others having a parent-child relationship with an employee.
What The New Jersey Family Leave Act Does
- Time Off Without Penalty: New Jersey Family Leave Act allows up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave annually, either intermittently, in days, weeks or hours, or consecutively.
- Hold Job or Equivalent Position: When the New Jersey Family Leave Act is up, the employee must be allowed to return the same job or an equivalent position.
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