Employers generally must provide NJFLA Leave if:

• The employer has at least 30 employees worldwide or is a state/local government entity, regardless of size;
• The employee has worked for the employer for at least 1 year, AND has worked at least 1,000 hours in the past 12 months; and

• The leave is being taken to:

  Care for or bond with a child, as long as the leave begins within 1 year of the child's birth or placement for adoption or foster care;

  Care for a family member, or someone who is the equivalent of the family, who has a serious health condition, or who has been isolated or quarantined because of suspected exposure to a communicable disease (including COVID-19) during a state of emergency; or

  Provide required care or treatment for a child during a state of emergency if their school or place of care is closed due to an epidemic of a communicable disease (including COVID-19) or other public health emergency. 

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