New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey A1972: Family leave-revise law concerning reinstatement of employee
Status: Failed, January 28, 2026
Revises law concerning family leave to extend protection by reducing, over time, employee threshold from 30 employees to five employees in definition of employer.
What the bill says
An Act concerning reinstatement of employees after taking family leave and amending various parts of the statutory law.
From the introduced text, January 13, 2026:
An Act concerning reinstatement of employees after taking family leave and amending various parts of the statutory law. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 3 of P.L.1989, c.261 (C.34:11B-3) is amended to read as follows: 3. As used in this act: a. "Child" means a biological, adopted, foster child, or resource family child, stepchild, legal ward, or child of a parent, including a child who becomes the child of a parent pursuant to a valid written agreement between the parent and a gestational carrier. b. "Director" means the Director of the Division on Civil Rights. c. "Division" means the Division on Civil Rights in the Department of Law and Public Safety. d. "Employ" means to suffer or permit to work for compensation, and includes ongoing, contractual relationships in which the employer retains substantial direct or indirect control over the employee's employment opportunities or terms and conditions of employment. e. "Employee" means a person who is employed for at least 12 months by an employer, with respect to whom benefits are sought under this act, for not less than 1,000 base hours during the immediately preceding 12-month period. Any time, up to a maximum of 90 calendar days, during which a person is laid off or furloughed by an employer …
Sponsors
- Annette Quijano (D, 20) · primary sponsor
- Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D, 15) · primary sponsor
- Craig J. Coughlin (D, 19) · primary sponsor
- Tennille R. McCoy (D, 14)
Latest actions
- : WITHDRAWN APP P.L.2025, c.279.
- : INT 1RA REF ALA
Subjects: LABOR - TEMPORARY DISABILITY
Common questions
- What is A1972?
- A1972 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Family leave-revise law concerning reinstatement of employee.
- What does A1972 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning reinstatement of employees after taking family leave and amending various parts of the statutory law.
- What is the status of A1972?
- Failed as of January 28, 2026. Latest action: WITHDRAWN APP P.L.2025, c.279. (January 13, 2026).
- Who sponsored A1972?
- Annette Quijano (D, 20), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for A1972?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/A1972
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