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Angel321
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OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
so NJ state just passed this new law on July 1st that allows you to take an ADDITIONAL 6 weeks off to 'bond' with your new baby (state paid)....so that's awesome (as long as your company pays into that specific thing).
well, mine does - and after talking with HR - i found out that my job is not protected for that 6 weeks (they spoke with someone at the state). so they told me - i had to speak with my manager - and if he said it's okay - then HR would not take action and my job would be safe. I heard from my manager today and he said YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i am so excited - i get to spend another 6 weeks with my bunny girl...and now to try and get her on a good sleeping/napping schedule so that i can actually get some sleep to prep getting back to work!!!!!!!!!
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InShock
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
That's AWESOME!!
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| Posted 8/7/09 4:48 PM |
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LeShellem
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
Wow that is awesome. So how much time off will you end up having?
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| Posted 8/7/09 4:49 PM |
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Blissful
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
WAY AWESOME NEWS!!!
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| Posted 8/7/09 4:49 PM |
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jerseypanda
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
Jess, maybe you can help me clarify this new thing. I have heard about it and am very excited because I live in NJ.
But I thought it ran concurrently with your FMLA. From your post, you make it sound like you get an extra 6 weeks on top of your 12 weeks FMLA.
Do you know which is right? Because I would LOVE to be able to be off for 18 weeks instead of 12 when #2 comes along in December! 
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| Posted 8/7/09 4:51 PM |
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alexlynn7
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
WOW - that's AWESOME!!!!!!
enjoy your time with your little girlie
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| Posted 8/7/09 4:55 PM |
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Meggo613
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
thats amazing jess!!!!!! yaaaay to spending time with little emma!!! 
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| Posted 8/7/09 4:55 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by jerseypanda
Jess, maybe you can help me clarify this new thing. I have heard about it and am very excited because I live in NJ.
But I thought it ran concurrently with your FMLA. From your post, you make it sound like you get an extra 6 weeks on top of your 12 weeks FMLA.
Do you know which is right? Because I would LOVE to be able to be off for 18 weeks instead of 12 when #2 comes along in December!
my HR peeps clarified - it's IN ADDITION...because it can be taken any time during the first year of life of the baby.... if it was concurrent that would not apply.
i think you can take it concurrently if you want to (i guess if you weren't getting enough money or something??)....
my hr peeps told me that i will get a letter from the state when my disability is over and i need to fill out a form DIFFERENT from the others (i think FL2 or something). When i called the state about it - there was an option (automated info) to learn about taking an additional 6 weeks AFTER your pregnancy disability is over - press whatever...
hope this helps!!!
once my time is up - i will have been off for 16 weeks total!
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| Posted 8/7/09 4:57 PM |
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jerseypanda
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by davenjess
Posted by jerseypanda
Jess, maybe you can help me clarify this new thing. I have heard about it and am very excited because I live in NJ.
But I thought it ran concurrently with your FMLA. From your post, you make it sound like you get an extra 6 weeks on top of your 12 weeks FMLA.
Do you know which is right? Because I would LOVE to be able to be off for 18 weeks instead of 12 when #2 comes along in December!
my HR peeps clarified - it's IN ADDITION...because it can be taken any time during the first year of life of the baby.... if it was concurrent that would not apply.
i think you can take it concurrently if you want to (i guess if you weren't getting enough money or something??)....
my hr peeps told me that i will get a letter from the state when my disability is over and i need to fill out a form DIFFERENT from the others (i think FL2 or something). When i called the state about it - there was an option (automated info) to learn about taking an additional 6 weeks AFTER your pregnancy disability is over - press whatever...
hope this helps!!!
once my time is up - i will have been off for 16 weeks total!
Interesting. I just called my HR department and spoke with a VERY rude woman who had no idea what I was talking about, but she said you can only take off 12 weeks total. Period. I will have to poke around a little more.
ETA: And you mentioned that you take an additional 6 weeks after your pregnancy disability is over. I thought your disability only lasts 6 or 8 weeks depending on what type of delivery you had. So the extra 6 weeks would start after that.  Not at the end of your FMLA because that is not disability.
Message edited 8/7/2009 5:16:01 PM.
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| Posted 8/7/09 5:14 PM |
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MrsS2005
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by jerseypanda
Jess, maybe you can help me clarify this new thing. I have heard about it and am very excited because I live in NJ.
But I thought it ran concurrently with your FMLA. From your post, you make it sound like you get an extra 6 weeks on top of your 12 weeks FMLA.
Do you know which is right? Because I would LOVE to be able to be off for 18 weeks instead of 12 when #2 comes along in December!
It runs concurrently. It basically entitles you to additional monetary benefits, but not additional leave. This is from the NJ Department of Labor's website:
Must an employee who is taking NJFLA or FMLA covered leave to care for a seriously ill family member or to bond with a newborn or newly adopted child also file a claim for Family Leave Insurance benefits for that same period of leave?
No. The law does not compel an employee to file a claim for Family Leave Insurance benefits at any given time. The law does state that an individual who is entitled to leave covered under the NJFLA or FMLA must “take” any Family Leave Insurance benefits “concurrently with leave taken pursuant to the NJFLA or the FMLA.” This may be misconstrued by some to mean that when an employee requests and is granted permission by his or her employer to take leave from work to care for a seriously ill family member or to bond with a newborn or newly adopted child and where such leave is covered under the NJFLA or FMLA the employee must also apply for Family Leave Insurance benefits for the same period of leave. However, the purpose of the concurrent leave provision is not to compel an employee to apply for Family Leave Insurance benefits at any given time, but rather to ensure that the law which established the Family Leave Insurance program does not confer upon employees an additional six weeks of leave entitlement beyond the 12 weeks of unpaid leave to which such employees are entitled under the NJFLA and FMLA. The Family Leave Insurance benefits program does not confer upon employees any leave entitlement whatsoever, but rather, establishes a monetary benefit for which employees may or may not file a claim either with the State or with a private plan provider. Family Leave Insurance benefits eligibility will be determined on a case-by-case basis without any regard to whether the claimant is on NJFLA or FMLA covered leave during the period for which he or she is applying for Family Leave Insurance benefits.
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| Posted 8/7/09 5:19 PM |
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MrsRbk
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
Amanda - FM me your email address.... I can send you the FAQs my company sent out, when I'm back at work on Monday.
ETA: Your company though has to offer it, not all companies do though from what I understand. It's not NJ state mandated.
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| Posted 8/7/09 5:20 PM |
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MrsRivera
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
Congrats--that's better than gold!!!
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| Posted 8/7/09 5:29 PM |
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mooshyboo
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
that is amazing news! so happy for you
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| Posted 8/7/09 6:34 PM |
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preggo08
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
ohhhh that's wonderful!!! Congrats
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| Posted 8/7/09 6:38 PM |
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wow - that sounds wonderful!!! 
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| Posted 8/7/09 6:50 PM |
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dm24angel
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
Very cool!!
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| Posted 8/7/09 6:55 PM |
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mommy2B3
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
that is such great news jess!! so happy for you!
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| Posted 8/7/09 7:03 PM |
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EricaAlt
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
That's Great!! Too bad I no longer live in NJ... Boo!
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| Posted 8/7/09 7:12 PM |
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nov04libride
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by MrsS2005
Posted by jerseypanda
Jess, maybe you can help me clarify this new thing. I have heard about it and am very excited because I live in NJ.
But I thought it ran concurrently with your FMLA. From your post, you make it sound like you get an extra 6 weeks on top of your 12 weeks FMLA.
Do you know which is right? Because I would LOVE to be able to be off for 18 weeks instead of 12 when #2 comes along in December!
It runs concurrently. It basically entitles you to additional monetary benefits, but not additional leave. This is from the NJ Department of Labor's website:
Must an employee who is taking NJFLA or FMLA covered leave to care for a seriously ill family member or to bond with a newborn or newly adopted child also file a claim for Family Leave Insurance benefits for that same period of leave?
No. The law does not compel an employee to file a claim for Family Leave Insurance benefits at any given time. The law does state that an individual who is entitled to leave covered under the NJFLA or FMLA must “take” any Family Leave Insurance benefits “concurrently with leave taken pursuant to the NJFLA or the FMLA.” This may be misconstrued by some to mean that when an employee requests and is granted permission by his or her employer to take leave from work to care for a seriously ill family member or to bond with a newborn or newly adopted child and where such leave is covered under the NJFLA or FMLA the employee must also apply for Family Leave Insurance benefits for the same period of leave. However, the purpose of the concurrent leave provision is not to compel an employee to apply for Family Leave Insurance benefits at any given time, but rather to ensure that the law which established the Family Leave Insurance program does not confer upon employees an additional six weeks of leave entitlement beyond the 12 weeks of unpaid leave to which such employees are entitled under the NJFLA and FMLA. The Family Leave Insurance benefits program does not confer upon employees any leave entitlement whatsoever, but rather, establishes a monetary benefit for which employees may or may not file a claim either with the State or with a private plan provider. Family Leave Insurance benefits eligibility will be determined on a case-by-case basis without any regard to whether the claimant is on NJFLA or FMLA covered leave during the period for which he or she is applying for Family Leave Insurance benefits.
That's great, but it looks like Brooke is right--it doesn't entitle you to any additional leave--
"However, the purpose of the concurrent leave provision is not to compel an employee to apply for Family Leave Insurance benefits at any given time, "but rather to ensure that the law which established the Family Leave Insurance program does not confer upon employees an additional six weeks of leave entitlement beyond the 12 weeks of unpaid leave to which such employees are entitled under the NJFLA and FMLA. The Family Leave Insurance benefits program does not confer upon employees any leave entitlement whatsoever , but rather, establishes a monetary benefit for which employees may or may not file a claim either with the State or with a private plan provider"
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twinkletoes807
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
That's friggin GREAT Jess!! Congrats! Enjoy every second of it!
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| Posted 8/7/09 7:46 PM |
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pickles16
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
Thats AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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| Posted 8/7/09 7:48 PM |
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Angel321
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by nov04libride
Posted by MrsS2005
Posted by jerseypanda
Jess, maybe you can help me clarify this new thing. I have heard about it and am very excited because I live in NJ.
But I thought it ran concurrently with your FMLA. From your post, you make it sound like you get an extra 6 weeks on top of your 12 weeks FMLA.
Do you know which is right? Because I would LOVE to be able to be off for 18 weeks instead of 12 when #2 comes along in December!
It runs concurrently. It basically entitles you to additional monetary benefits, but not additional leave. This is from the NJ Department of Labor's website:
Must an employee who is taking NJFLA or FMLA covered leave to care for a seriously ill family member or to bond with a newborn or newly adopted child also file a claim for Family Leave Insurance benefits for that same period of leave?
No. The law does not compel an employee to file a claim for Family Leave Insurance benefits at any given time. The law does state that an individual who is entitled to leave covered under the NJFLA or FMLA must “take” any Family Leave Insurance benefits “concurrently with leave taken pursuant to the NJFLA or the FMLA.” This may be misconstrued by some to mean that when an employee requests and is granted permission by his or her employer to take leave from work to care for a seriously ill family member or to bond with a newborn or newly adopted child and where such leave is covered under the NJFLA or FMLA the employee must also apply for Family Leave Insurance benefits for the same period of leave. However, the purpose of the concurrent leave provision is not to compel an employee to apply for Family Leave Insurance benefits at any given time, but rather to ensure that the law which established the Family Leave Insurance program does not confer upon employees an additional six weeks of leave entitlement beyond the 12 weeks of unpaid leave to which such employees are entitled under the NJFLA and FMLA. The Family Leave Insurance benefits program does not confer upon employees any leave entitlement whatsoever, but rather, establishes a monetary benefit for which employees may or may not file a claim either with the State or with a private plan provider. Family Leave Insurance benefits eligibility will be determined on a case-by-case basis without any regard to whether the claimant is on NJFLA or FMLA covered leave during the period for which he or she is applying for Family Leave Insurance benefits.
That's great, but it looks like Brooke is right--it doesn't entitle you to any additional leave--
"However, the purpose of the concurrent leave provision is not to compel an employee to apply for Family Leave Insurance benefits at any given time, "but rather to ensure that the law which established the Family Leave Insurance program does not confer upon employees an additional six weeks of leave entitlement beyond the 12 weeks of unpaid leave to which such employees are entitled under the NJFLA and FMLA. The Family Leave Insurance benefits program does not confer upon employees any leave entitlement whatsoever , but rather, establishes a monetary benefit for which employees may or may not file a claim either with the State or with a private plan provider"
i can only tell you what my HR rep found out after talking with the state - and the info i got when i called the automated system from the state.
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| Posted 8/7/09 8:02 PM |
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Janice
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
that's fantastic news!
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| Posted 8/7/09 8:07 PM |
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jennyal
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
sweet!!!
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| Posted 8/7/09 9:06 PM |
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hannahsmom
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Re: OMG Great News To Share!!!!!!!!!!
Jess, that is such great news!! I am so happy for you!!!
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