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| Date: | December 15, 2008 |
| To: | Members of the University Community |
| From: | Sandra L. Russell |
| Subject: | Important Information Regarding New Jersey Family Leave Insurance (FLI) |
On January 1, 2009, a new employee tax goes into effect to fund the family leave insurance program enacted by the State of New Jersey in 2008. All eligible employees will be taxed 0.09 percent of their taxable wages as defined in the Unemployment Compensation Law. Rutgers employees eligible for New Jersey Family Leave will see this withholding listed as an FLI deduction starting with their first paycheck of 2009.
Family leave insurance will be available beginning July 1, 2009. Eligible employees will receive up to two-thirds of their wages, for up to six weeks over a 12-month period in order to: 1) bond with a child during the first 12 months after the child’s birth or bond with an adopted child within the first 12 months of placement; or 2) care for a family member (defined as a child, spouse, domestic partner, or civil union partner) with a serious health condition.
Family leave insurance is a wage-replacement program, similar to New Jersey’s Temporary Disability Insurance program and replaces lost income when an employee is on an approved unpaid leave of absence for the care of others under the circumstances described above. Please note that employees are not entitled to New Jersey Family Leave or the family leave insurance program for absences due to their own serious health conditions.
For more information about the family leave insurance program, visit the Notice Postings webpage on the UHR website.
c: Bruce C. Fehn
