paid family leave

Gov. Phil Murphy's paid family leave proposal for New Jersey state workers aims to support new parents by providing 12 weeks of fully paid time off. Concerns arise over the cost implications.

Governor Hochul wants pregnant moms in New York to get paid leave before their babies are born.

New York State wants to become the first state to give pregnant women paid time off from work.

New York State sent out one-time payments in October to families who qualified.

A bill would raise the maximum weekly benefit for temporary disability and family leave by more than $200, helping people who make roughly $60,000 to $73,700.

No matter when benefit claims are filed, they will be backdated to ensure maximum benefits, says state labor commissioner.

A significant expansion of paid family leave appears likely to be approved. It could bring with a $360 million payroll tax hike for middle-class workers.

If the changes are approved, workers in New Jersey could get 12 weeks of benefits of up to around $1,200 a week.

The Senate is set to give final legislative approval to a plan to expand New Jersey’s paid family leave – more time off, with more pay, for more reasons.

Democratic legislative leaders say more people would take paid family leave if the benefit was bigger. But they lack consensus yet on the path forward.