New Parental Leave Laws in New Jersey

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Gain an understanding of New Jersey's new parental leave law and learn how to keep your company compliant.

For employers, one of the most difficult tasks is tracking employee leave and ensuring that employer policies and practices satisfy the very specific requirements of federal, state, and local parental leave laws. As new laws are created in this area, employers must be adequately informed of such changes so that company leave policies can be modified and reflect all updated leave requirements.

As part of this material, you will learn about new parental leave laws that now exist in the State of New Jersey, including specifically the SAFE Act and local paid sick leave requirements in many New Jersey municipalities, so you will be better able to apply such laws in your workplace. Along with learning about these updated New Jersey parental leave laws, this topic will likewise provide a refresher about previously existing parental leave requirements under both federal and New Jersey state law so you will learn how these older parental leave laws are impacted by new employer responsibilities in this field.

Learning Objectives

• You will be able to identify any needed changes to your company policies to meet all current New Jersey parental leave law requirements.
  
• You will be able to recognize the requirements of New Jersey parental leave laws.
  
• You will be able to explain the requirements of both new (and old) New Jersey parental leave laws.
  
• You will be able to review your company policies to ensure compliance with all New Jersey parental leave laws.

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