Family Leave During Unemployment - Limitation of Benefits
Family Leave During Unemployment benefits are NOT payable for:
- Any period of less than seven consecutive days;
- Any period when you receive unemployment insurance benefits, temporary disability benefits, workers' compensation benefits, or any benefits from a disability or cash sickness program or similar law of New Jersey or any other state or the federal government;
- Any period when you receive full salary or paid time off;
- Any period when you are working;
- Any period of family leave to care for a family member who is not under the care or supervision of a health care provider;
- Any period you are out of work due to a labor dispute at your place of work;
- Any period after being fired by your most recent employer for gross misconduct connected with the work because you committed a criminal act punishable under the New Jersey Code of Criminal Justice;
- Any period you would be subject to disqualification under the Unemployment Compensation Law; or
- School employees during any period between academic years or terms or during a school-wide recess, when you have reasonable assurance of returning to work in the same or similar capacity when school resumes.
