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NJ A3451
NJ A3451Revises law concerning family leave to extend protection by reducing employee threshold from 30 employees to 15 employees in definition of employer.
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Introduced
02/01/2024
02/01/2024
In Committee
12/15/2025
12/15/2025
Crossed Over
12/22/2025
12/22/2025
Passed
01/17/2026
01/17/2026
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
01/17/2026
01/17/2026
Introduced Session
2024-2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Revises law concerning family leave to extend protection by reducing employee threshold from 30 employees to 15 employees in definition of employer.
AI Summary
This bill amends existing law to expand protections under the Family Leave Act by lowering the threshold for what constitutes an "employer" eligible for these protections. Specifically, it reduces the minimum number of employees an employer must have from 30 to 15 for the law to apply, meaning smaller businesses will now be subject to the Family Leave Act's requirements. The bill also makes technical changes related to the restoration of employment after taking temporary disability or family temporary disability leave, clarifies that employees can choose the order of different types of paid leave, and delays the effective date of these changes for six months after enactment.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Labor and Employment
Sponsors (8)
Craig Coughlin (D)*,
Paul Moriarty (D)*,
Annette Quijano (D)*,
Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D)*,
Andrew Zwicker (D)*,
Garnet Hall (D),
Tennille McCoy (D),
Angela Mcknight (D),
Last Action
Approved P.L.2025, c.279. (on 01/17/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/A3451 |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A3500/3451_R2.HTM |
| Analysis - Statement Assembly 1/12/26 2R | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A3500/3451_S4.PDF |
| Fiscal Note - Fiscal Estimate 12/24/25; 1R | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A3500/3451_E2.PDF |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A3500/3451_R1.HTM |
| Analysis - Statement SBA 12/15/25 | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A3500/3451_S3.PDF |
| Analysis - Statement AAP 2/8/24 | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A3500/3451_S2.PDF |
| Fiscal Note - Fiscal Estimate 2/7/24; as introduced | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A3500/3451_E1.PDF |
| Analysis - Statement ALA 2/5/24 | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A3500/3451_S1.PDF |
| BillText | https://pub.njleg.gov/Bills/2024/A3500/3451_I1.HTM |
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