NJ FLI: 12 weeks of state-funded family leave wage replacement.
New Jersey's Family Leave Insurance (FLI) provides up to 12 weeks of state-funded wage replacement for bonding with a new child (birth, adoption, or foster placement) or caring for a family member with a serious health condition. 85% of average weekly wage up to $1,119/week in 2026. Funded entirely by employee contributions (0.23% TDI/FLI combined rate, allocated to FLI portion). After the 2026 NJFLA expansion (July 17, 2026), FLI also carries job restoration rights for covered employers.
FLI Contribution + Job Restoration Coordination
Tracks FLI claims and coordinates with NJFLA job restoration (effective July 17, 2026). Manages FLI/ESL non-concurrent runtime per A3451 amendment. Withholds combined 0.23% TDI/FLI contribution.
What those rules do at leave request and at payroll.
The hero card configuration: Flag on FLI/NJFLA coordination, Avoid on concurrent ESL+FLI use.
When a worker files an FLI claim, Teambridge surfaces NJFLA coverage check (15+ employees worldwide as of July 17, 2026) and the job-restoration obligation. Reinstatement to same or equivalent position is enforced.
Post-July 17, 2026, workers cannot use ESL and FLI concurrently for the same leave period. The worker selects the sequence; employers cannot require concurrent use. Concurrent use attempts are flagged for resolution.
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Bonding, caregiving, safe leave — wage replacement only, with new 2026 job protection.
FLI provides wage replacement; NJFLA provides job protection. After July 17, 2026, the two programs effectively merge for covered employers — and ESL and FLI become non-concurrent.
Qualifying events
FLI covers: bonding with a new child (birth, adoption, foster placement) within 12 months of the event; caring for a family member with a serious health condition; and 'safe leave' for a worker or family member who is a victim of domestic violence, sexual violence, stalking, or sexually-based offenses. Family member is broadly defined: spouse, civil union partner, child, parent, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, parent-in-law, and any individual related by blood or whose close association is the equivalent of family.
Benefit calculation
85% of average weekly wage during the base year, up to $1,119/week in 2026. Same calculation as TDI. Workers can take FLI continuously (up to 12 consecutive weeks) or intermittently (up to 8 weeks of intermittent leave in a 12-month period). For bonding claims, the 12-month period begins on the child's birth, placement, or adoption date.
Teambridge handles FLI contributions, NJFLA coordination, and the new ESL non-concurrent rule.
The July 2026 NJFLA expansion is the most significant FLI change since the 2008 enactment of the program.
0.23% combined TDI/FLI rate.
Every payroll run withholds the combined 0.23% TDI/FLI rate from each worker's wages (capped at $171,100). Contributions remitted to NJDOL.
Job restoration coverage validated.
When an FLI claim is filed, Teambridge checks NJFLA coverage (15+ employees worldwide post-July 2026) and surfaces the job-restoration obligation.
Worker selects order.
Post-July 17, 2026, workers select whether to use ESL or FLI first. Concurrent use is blocked; the system enforces sequencing per worker election.
12-month bonding period tracked.
For bonding claims, the 12-month window from birth/adoption/placement is tracked. Multiple FLI claim segments within the window are aggregated against the 12-week annual limit.
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