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NJ S1869
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/13/2026
Primary Sponsor
Latham Tiver
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AI Summary
- Expands New Jersey's Family Leave Act definition of "family leave" to include time taken to grieve following the death of a child or the miscarriage or stillbirth of a child of the employee or gestational carrier
- Allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of family leave in any 24-month period for bereavement related to child death, miscarriage, or stillbirth
- Requires certification for bereavement leave to include only the date of death, miscarriage, or stillbirth
- Amends the Temporary Disability Benefits Law to include grieving the death of a child or loss due to miscarriage or stillbirth as qualifying reasons for family temporary disability leave benefits
- Applies to employers with 30 or more employees and covers biological parents and those with valid gestational carrier agreements
Legislative Description
Concerns bereavement leave for miscarriage and stillbirth.
Labor
Last Action
Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Labor Committee
1/13/2026
Committee Referrals
Labor1/13/2026
Full Bill Text
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