As 2015 comes to a close, paid sick leave remains a hot issue in New Jersey. The City of New Brunswick recently became the eleventh municipality in New Jersey to mandate paid sick leave, but will be the first city in the state to specify that leave may be used for purposes related to domestic
Jersey City, New Jersey Expands Paid Sick Leave
By Allison Martin & Katharine Parker on
The Jersey City Council voted to expand the scope of the City’s existing sick leave ordinance yesterday. Under the Ordinance as amended, employers with less than 10 employees now will be required to provide employees with up to 24 hours of paid sick leave and up to 16 hours of unpaid sick leave per year. …