N.J. Admin. Code § 12:17-22.6

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 24, December 18, 2024

Section 12:17-22.6 - Simultaneous unemployment and family leave insurance benefit periods

(a) No period of less than seven days shall be payable on a claim filed for family leave insurance benefits during unemployment under N.J.S.A. 43:21-4(f)(2).

(b) Where, during a week of unemployment, an individual would be eligible for unemployment benefits except for his or her inability to work due to the need to participate in the providing of care for a family member of the claimant made necessary by a serious health condition of the family member or to be with a child during the first 12 months after the child's birth, if the claimant or the domestic partner or civil union partner of the claimant, is a biological parent of the child, or the first 12 months after the placement of the child for adoption or as a foster child with the individual, during a portion of such week, a claim for family leave insurance benefits during unemployment may be filed and benefits paid to such an individual, provided that he or she is otherwise eligible and any of the following conditions apply:

1. If the simultaneous benefit period occurs immediately prior to the family leave, the claimant must file a claim for family leave insurance benefits in accordance with N.J.A.C. 12:17-22.2; or

2. If the simultaneous benefit period occurs at the end of the family leave, the claimant must assert his or her ability to work by reporting to the Division during the calendar week that the family leave ends or in the calendar week immediately following.

N.J. Admin. Code § 12:17-22.6

Amended by 55 N.J.R. 1025(b), effective 5/15/2023