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Download Now The state's Temporary Disability Benefits Law (TDB) requires employers to carry disability insurance for employees who become unable to work because of a nonoccupational injury or illness, including pregnancy. The law covers employers that are subject to the state unemployment law.
As of July 1, 2009, New Jersey’s existing TDB law provides eligible employees with up to 6 weeks of temporary disability benefits while taking leave under the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA) or the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) to care for a family member with a serious health condition or to care for a newborn or newly adopted child within the first 12 months following birth or placement for adoption. The law does not entitle an employee to leave time, but it does entitle a covered employee to receive temporary disability benefits while taking leave under the NJFLA or the federal FMLA. The law applies to all private employers (and state government employers) covered under the TDB law (NJ Rev Stat. Sec. 3:21-25