Covered employers
All employers are covered.
Coverage options
State plan or state-approved private plan
Cost
Paid medical leave:
- Employee: 0.47% of $138,200 taxable wages. (Changes to .14% of $151,900 in 2022).
- Employer: Rate varies from 0.1% to 0.75% with $36,200 (Changes to $39,800 in 2022) wage cap
Paid family leave:
- 0.28% (Changes to .14% of the taxable wage base in 2022) of $138,200 (Changes to $151,900 in 2022) taxable wages (100% employee funded)
Employer funds the additional cost of the private plan above the employee maximums. The employer can pay all or part of the employee contribution.
Employee eligibility
At least 20 weeks in which the worker has covered New Jersey earnings of $220 (Changes to $240 in 2022), or the worker has earned at least $11,000 (Changes to $12,000 in 2022) in covered New Jersey earnings in the base year