I was wondering if while you are on family leave if you are allowed to work part time or not. Has any one done this or know about it? I found this but I wasn’t sure if it’s legit or not. Any insight would be greatly appreciated!

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[deleted] t1_jcpa1t9 wrote on March 18, 2023 at 2:47 PM

If you’re collecting $ from NJ you cannot work, it’s illegal. Unless you’re getting cash obviously

cardshark1234 t1_jcpb2vk wrote on March 18, 2023 at 2:55 PM

Getting cash doesn’t make it legal, nj just may not know about it

[deleted] t1_jcpb69j wrote on March 18, 2023 at 2:55 PM

That’s what I meant, obviously it’s still illegal but no one will know

HeadCatMomCat t1_jcqrmvl wrote on March 18, 2023 at 8:57 PM

"The N.J. Family Leave Act forbids employees on leave from performing services full-time for any employer for whom the employee did not provide those services before beginning FLA leave. An employee on FLA leave may work part-time, but not for more than half as many hours weekly as the employee regularly works for the leave-granting employer. Employers may not forbid such part-time work."

So if you want to work for your current employer, you can, but for not more than half as many hours as you worked before. I had an employee who did this while on NJ Family Leave. You can't work at all for any other employer either full-time or part-time. It's pretty straightforward. You can wrestle with the cash options on your own.

and_then___ t1_jcucc8g wrote on March 19, 2023 at 5:03 PM

https://nj.gov/labor/myleavebenefits/help/faq/fli.shtml

NJ FLI link above. Note that FLI and FMLA/NJFLA are different programs but often run concurrently. FLI is wage replacement, the others provide for protected leave for qualified employees. I'm not an expert but I did use FLI for bonding time in 2020 when the program was a 6 week max with a weekly benefit max of $881. It's now 12 weeks and 85% of salary up to $1025/wk for 2023 (must make $1206/wk+ to maximize).

All that being said, I don't think there's any advantage to working part-time while on FLI unless you job isn't protected, and it's some sort of deal with your employer to keep your job. The state FAQ doesn't address it.

username_nonexistent OP t1_jd118sd wrote on March 21, 2023 at 1:25 AM

Update: Spoke to a claim specialist. After an hour in hold then a call back.. As long as it’s part time and your full time employer your working for we got the green light.