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Committee backs bill to require employers to disclose leave eligibility to applicants, with amendments
Summary
The Assembly Labor Committee released A4621 after testimony from worker advocates and business groups; supporters said applicants need transparent information about leave protections, while NFIB and business representatives warned of burdens on small employers and uncertainty about employer ability to determine eligibility.
The Assembly Labor Committee voted to release A4621, legislation that would require employers to disclose to applicants, at the time of a job offer, whether the applicant would be eligible to access state and federal family and disability leave programs and to provide reasons when an applicant would be ineligible.
Yara Womancole, workplace justice program director at New Jersey Citizen Action, told the committee she supports the bill's intent to increase worker awareness but urged caution in the bill's language. She said employers do not…
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