Applicants are paid 85% of their average weekly wage, up to the maximum weekly benefit rate established for that calendar year. New Jersey requires paid medical leave (PML) and paid family leave (PFL) benefits for eligible workers who need to take time off work for qualifying reasons. These programs are commonly referred to as temporary disability benefits (TDB) and family leave insurance (FLI). Unum offers the New Jersey Paid Medical Leave (PML) plan, but does not offer the New Jersey Paid Family Leave (PFL) insurance plan.
Unum administers an employer's self-funded New Jersey PML plan, but does not administer an employer's self-funded New Jersey PFL plan. This law gives employees up to 6 weeks of paid family leave, at a rate of two-thirds of the weekly wage, up to a state maximum amount in dollars. Paid leave may be available for employees who need to stay home to care for a newborn or adopted child or to care for a sick family member.
