Paid Family Medical Leave NJ Citizen Action, in coordination with the NJ AFL-CIO and the New Jersey Partnership for Working Families, is fighting for the rights of working families to take a paid leave of absence from work to care for a new born or adopted child. The FMLA also protects workers from losing their job for taking Family Leave. In 1993, the Federal government followed the lead of states like New Jersey, and passed the Federal Family Medical Leave Act, which guarantees the same benefits to all states. The unemployment system, as successful as it has been, must evolve to accommodate the changes of the workforce and family lifestyles.
More women are members of the workforce and providing half of the household income.
Click here to look up your State Assembly representatives and Senators . New Jersey could be the first state in the nation to pass Paid Family Leave Join the Campaign Learn more about Paid Family Leave and the Partnership for Working Families . Read NJCA's Statement at Partnership for Working Families Kick Off press conference. Share your story with us. Citizen Action also strongly supports making family leave affordable for those who need to care for seriously ill children or other family members or to recover from their own serious illness.