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NJ SR128
Resolution
Status
5/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Holly Schepisi
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AI Summary
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New Jersey Senate resolution urges Congress to exempt unemployment insurance benefits, family temporary disability leave benefits, and temporary disability leave benefits from federal taxation
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New Jersey already exempts these benefits from state taxation, but the federal government currently taxes them
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Family temporary disability leave benefits are entirely funded by employees through payroll deductions and cover absences for caring for ill family members or newborns
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Copies of the resolution would be transmitted to the President, Vice President, congressional leadership, and all New Jersey members of Congress
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Resolution argues that individuals facing unemployment, illness, injury, or caring for family members should not bear additional tax burdens on these limited-income benefits
Legislative Description
Urges Congress to exempt unemployment insurance and certain leave benefits from federal taxation.
Labor
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
5/12/2025