More NJ workers are now eligible for family leave job protections

Changes to New Jersey’s family leave law taking effect Friday will capture more businesses and make more workers eligible for job protections.

By: Sophie Nieto-Munoz

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: July 17, 2026

Words: 425

Last Updated: 2 days, 13 hours ago

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Thousands of New Jersey employers will have to provide protected family leave beginning Friday under an expansion of the state’s family leave law signed by then-Gov. Phil Murphy shortly before he left office in January.

The change expands the number of companies that must comply with the New Jersey Family Leave Act and decreases the amount of time it takes for an employee to become eligible for the law’s job protections.

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