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Amendments Effective
Lowered employer coverage threshold (15 employees), eased employee eligibility (3 months/250 hours), and tied job protection to TDI/FLI benefits take effect.
Governor Murphy Signs Amendment
Governor Phil Murphy signed A.B. 3451/S2950 (P.L. 2025, c. 279), which expanded NJFLA coverage and eligibility.
The New Jersey Family Leave Act’s expansion to employers with 15+ workers creates new compliance duties, litigation risks, and interplay with federal FMLA and state TDI/FLI programs. Attorneys must advise clients on policy updates, retaliation exposure, and the new online separation reporting rule.
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| Recency clustering | Whether mentions are concentrated in a recent window (a news cycle) or distributed (a sustained arc). |
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