We often get questions from our New Jersey clients about the rights of employees who are going out on pregnancy and maternity leave. New Jersey's support for pregnant women includes paid leave benefits under the Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) and Family Leave Insurance (FLI) programs. This issue can be confusing to business owners who have not dealt with the issue in the past due to several overlapping laws and state benefit programs; namely temporary disability benefits and family leave insurance. Adding to the potential confusion for employers, pregnancy and maternity leave involve both disability and family leave issues, and depending on the circumstances, pregnant women may be entitled to both disability and family leave job protection, or just disability related job protection.

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