A 1972

New Jersey General Assembly bill in Session 2026-2027.

Status: unknown. Latest action: January 13, 2026.

Family leave-revise law concerning reinstatement of employee.

Bill ID NJ-2026-2027-A-1972
Session 2026-2027
Status unknown
General Assembly unknown 2026-01-13
Labor / Employment
Summary

Revises law concerning family leave to extend protection by reducing, over time, employee threshold from 30 employees to five employees in definition of employer.

Sponsor
Coughlin, Craig J.
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
0000-00-00 Status unknown
2026-01-13 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-01-13 Latest Action WITHDRAWN APP
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