New Jersey
For New Jersey, program name is Family Leave Insurance; benefits start date is 2009; total contribution rate is 0.42 percent; employer share is experience-rated TDI contributions for employers; employee share is 0.19 percent TDI plus 0.23 percent FLI, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- State
- New Jersey verified
- Program name
- Family Leave Insurance
- Benefits start date
- 2009
- Total contribution rate
- 0.42 percent
- Employer share
- experience-rated TDI contributions for employers
- Employee share
- 0.19 percent TDI plus 0.23 percent FLI
- Maximum weekly benefit
- $1,119 verified
- Wage replacement formula
- 85 percent of average weekly wage
- Family leave duration
- 12 weeks
- Medical leave duration
- 26 weeks
- Employer size threshold
- 1 employee
- Covered reasons
- bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving our reading
- Program website
- https://nj.gov/labor/myleavebenefits/
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
In New Jersey, as of July 1, 2020, claimants are paid 85 percent of their average weekly wage. In 2026, the maximum weekly benefit is $1,119 per week.
— newamerica.org, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- newamerica.orghttps://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/