The federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) provides for COBRA premium subsidies for the newly-unemployed, but dies not stop with COBRA. ARRA extends the same rights to emplpyees in states with COBRA-like plans for smaller employers. New Jersey is one of those states. So NJ employers must […]
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05
Mar
2009
New COBRA law and NJ health insurance
29
Nov
2008
NJ Family Leave Insurance–Notice Must Be Given!
All employers covered by NJ Temporary Disability Insurance are also covered by the new Family Leave Insurance, which goes into effect in 2009. Payroll deductions for FLI start on January 1, 2009. New Jersey employers are required by law to post notification detailing program information and employee rights to New […]
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14
Oct
2008
NJ Worker Comp Reforms Enacted
I am not a workers’ comp maven, but I noticed that on October 1, Gov. Corzine signed some bils on workers’ comp reform. Two note-worthy provisions: • Employers that knowingly fail to provide coverage can be charged with a crime and fined up to $5,000. Employers that fail to report […]
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14
Oct
2008
NJ Paid Family Leave Regs Proposed
The NJ Department of Labor and Workforce Development has issued proposed regulations implementing New Jersey’s paid family leave legislation. As you will recall, the new law gives all employees up to six weeks of paid leave to care for a sick family member or a child born to or adopted […]
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