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This resolution urges the United States Congress to exempt three specific types of benefits from federal taxation: unemployment insurance benefits, family temporary disability leave benefits, and temporary disability leave benefits. The resolution highlights that while New Jersey does not tax these benefits at the state level, the federal government currently does, which places an additional financial burden on vulnerable individuals. The rationale is that people receiving these benefits are often experiencing financial hardship due to unemployment, illness, injury, or the need to care for a family member, and should not have to pay taxes on these limited income sources. Family temporary disability leave benefits are specifically noted as being entirely funded by employees through payroll deductions, making their taxation seem particularly unfair. The resolution calls on Congress to provide relief by creating a federal tax exemption for these critical support benefits, and directs that copies of the resolution be sent to key federal government officials, including the President, Vice President, Congressional leadership, and New Jersey's congressional representatives.

Labor and Employment

https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2024/SR128