New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 13 - LAW AND PUBLIC SAFETY
Chapter 14 - RULES PERTAINING TO THE FAMILY LEAVE ACT
Subchapter 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
Section 13:14-1.9 - Exemptions
Universal Citation: NJ Admin Code 13:14-1.9
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 18, September 16, 2024
(a) An employer is not required to grant a family leave to any employee who would otherwise be eligible under this Act if:
1. The employee's base salary ranks within the
highest paid five percent or the employee's base salary is one of the seven highest,
whichever number of employees is greater (for purposes of this exception, all
employees of an employer whether employed in New Jersey or not shall be included in
this calculation);
2. The employer can
demonstrate that the granting of the leave would cause a substantial and grievous
economic injury to the employer's operations; and
3. The employer notifies the employee of its
decision to deny the leave when that decision is made.
(b) The provisions of (a) above shall not apply when, in the event of a state of emergency declared by the Governor or when indicated to be needed by the New Jersey Commissioner of the Department of Health or other public health authority, the family leave is for an epidemic of a communicable disease, a known or suspected exposure to a communicable disease, or efforts to prevent spread of a communicable disease.
Disclaimer: These regulations may not be the most recent version. New Jersey may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google
Privacy Policy and
Terms of Service apply.
