P.L. 2020, c. 17 (Senate Bill 2304)

The record

Jurisdiction

New Jersey; Legislature (Earned Sick Leave Law administered by the Department of Labor and Workforce Development) · New Jersey

Level

State

Authority

P.L. 2020, c. 17

Issued

2020-03-25 Mar. 25, 2020

Effective

2020-03-25 (effective immediately) (read as 2020-03-25)

End

Permanent amendments; in force through 2021 Q3 and after (read as 2021-09-30)

In force

Mar. 25, 2020 to Sept. 30, 2021

Quarters

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation

Addressees

• every New Jersey employer subject to the Earned Sick Leave Law (all private employers)

Functions reached

• WF workforce availability (school and child-care closures, quarantine)
• HR leave administration
• OP payroll

Collection

State labor and workplace-safety agencies AGY-ST-LABOR-WORKPLACE

Operative words

3. a. An employer shall permit an employee to use the earned sick leave accrued pursuant to this act for any of the following:... closure of the employee's workplace, or the school or place of care of a child of the employee, by order of a public official or because of a state of emergency declared by the Governor, due to an epidemic or other public health emergency... [or where] the employee undergoes isolation or quarantine, or cares for a family member in quarantine, as a result of suspected exposure to a communicable disease...

Enforcement

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