Payments are issued seven to ten days after the Notice of Eligible Determination is mailed. Benefits can be for a period of one day or more but the payment will never be in an amount greater than $2,000. There will be a seven day difference between the date of the payment and the date through which benefits are paid. Generally, checks are issued every two weeks.

If there is a waiting week for your period of family leave, you will not receive benefits for this week (or any part of the first week) until benefits have been paid for any part of the three weeks following the waiting week. However, if your family leave immediately follow leave for your own illness under State Plan temporary disability, there is no waiting period for Family Leave Insurance benefits.

Any deductions that are withheld from your check and other valuable information regarding your payment can be found on your check stub.

Effective with claims determined eligible on or after April 18, 2011, benefit payments are being issued to debit cards sent to you by the Bank of America.  The information provided below applies only to individuals who receive paper checks.  Click here for information concerning your debit card payment. 

Missing, Stolen or Damaged Checks - State Plan

If you lose your check or your check is stolen, you should notify our office immedicately in writing. Be sure that your letter includes as much information about the check as you know, including your Social Security Number and your signature.

Lost or stolen checks are not replaced by our office. Only the Department of Treasury can replace a check. Once our office receives your letter, the Department of Treasury will be notified and that office will contact you directly regarding the results of their investigation.

Important:

• In the event that you do not receive your check through the mail in a timely manner, we suggest that you wait 14 days before reporting the check missing.
• If you receive the original check after you have reported it lost or stolen, do not cash the check. Notify our office immediately at (609) 292-7060 and a representative will advise you on how to proceed.
  

Damaged Checks

If you are unable to cash your check because it was damaged, you should return the damaged check to our office so that it can be reissued. Please be sure to include your social security number and your signatire on all correspondence sent to our office.

Correspondence should be mailed to:

Division of Temporary Disability Insurance
PO Box 387
Trenton, NJ 08625-0387