1. Businesses
  2. Protect My Employees
  3. Group benefits
  4. Paid family and medical leave & state disability insurance
  5. New Jersey temporary disability benefit and family leave

New Jersey temporary disability benefit and family leave

Key features

Coverage options

State plan, self-insured or through an approved insurance carrier

Funding

Shared by employer and employees

Elimination period

7 days (0 days if disability lasts longer than 21 days)

Benefit

85% of average weekly wage

Maximum benefit

$903 per week (in 2021)

$993 per week (in 2022)

Benefit duration

26 weeks

Get more information from the State of New Jersey.

Principal® has a solution

Principal teams up with ShelterPoint Life to offer New Jersey Temporary Disability Benefit coverage to employers with 25+ New Jersey employees. To be eligible, employers must offer group short-term disability, long-term disability, or term life coverage from Principal.

Want to learn more?

Talk to your advisor to design a benefit offering that meets the specific needs of your business and employees.

This summary is not a complete statement of the rights, benefits, limitations or exclusions of the insurance described here. For cost and coverage details, contact your Principal representative.

Insurance issued by ShelterPoint Life, Garden City, NY 11530.

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