Bill > A5084

This bill expands bereavement leave for employees in New Jersey. The key provisions are: 1. It adds bereavement leave for the death or stillbirth of an employee's child, or the miscarriage, stillbirth, or termination for medical reasons of a pregnancy of the employee, their spouse/partner, or someone the employee anticipated having a child with. It also adds bereavement leave for a failed fertility treatment. 2. For employees eligible for family leave, bereavement leave is limited to 21 days for circumstances not otherwise covered by family leave, and 7 days for circumstances that would be covered by family leave. 3. The bill amends the definitions of "family leave" and "family temporary disability leave" under the existing Family Leave Act and Temporary Disability Benefits Law to incorporate these new bereavement leave provisions. Overall, this bill aims to provide more comprehensive bereavement leave benefits for New Jersey employees experiencing the loss of a child or pregnancy.

Business and Industry, Labor and Employment

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2022/A5084