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When serious illness or a family emergency arises, many workers face a painful choice between caring for children, parents, spouses and partners or showing up for work and earning a day's pay. The inability to provide the nurturing, support and compassion to those close to us hurts our families and weakens our communities.
Everyone benefits when workers are able to balance job obligations and family needs. Giving workers financial security by allowing them to take paid leave to deal with a child's illness or a parent's recovery from a stroke not only improves outcomes for children and families, but also raises worker morale and productivity. Paid "time to care" means strong families, strong workplaces, and strong communities.
The New Jersey Time to Care Coalition is a diverse group of organizations that support initiatives that make sure working families have time to care.
Join the New Jersey Time to Care Coalition
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New Jersey Becomes the Second State in the Nation to Provide Family Leave Insurance! |
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Starting July 1, 2009, New Jersey workers are able to access family leave insurance benefits when they need time to care for a seriously ill family member or to bond with a newborn or newly adopted child.
Under the new plan, workers are eligible for up to six weeks partial wage replacement when they need to take time to care for a family member or bond with a newborn or newly adopted child. Click here for more information about the program.
The New Jersey Time to Care Coalition led the advocacy efforts for this program. Legislation supporting this program was signed into law in May 2008.
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 Tell us how Family Leave Insurance has made a differencein your lives. We want to hear from you.
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Download a copy of Economics and Politics of Work-Family Policy: The Case for a State Family Leave Insurance Program