New Jersey Governor signs family leave insurance legislation

New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine signed paid family leave benefits to employee legislation for employees caring for sick family members and newborn or recently adopted children.

Thus New Jersey has become the thirs state of USA to provide paid family leave. The other two US states which implement the family leave programme are California and Washington.

The Department of Labor estimates that approximately 38,000 employees or about 1 percent of New Jersey's workforce will gain benefit from this programme.