{"id":1501,"date":"2024-04-18T11:13:17","date_gmt":"2024-04-18T16:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wotsnj.org\/paid-sick-leave\/"},"modified":"2026-01-30T10:56:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-30T15:56:57","slug":"paid-sick-leave","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wotsnj.org\/en\/paid-sick-leave\/","title":{"rendered":"Paid Sick Leave"},"content":{"rendered":"

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PAID SICK LEAVE<\/h2>\n <\/div>\n
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Wind of the Spirit<\/strong> has been supporting, educating and promoting Paid Sick Leave<\/strong>, Paid Family Leave<\/strong>, among other employment rights granted by law, such as: Unemployment Insurance<\/strong>, etc., among our immigrant community and with the help of our partners in the NJ Time to Care Coalition<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Although New Jersey is a leader in paid leave with a statewide Paid Sick Leave<\/strong> law and a recently expanded Paid Family Leave<\/strong> program, the immigrant community is unaware of these benefits and the importance of time to care for themselves, and to care for the health of their family members when needed.<\/p>\n

New Jersey Assembly Bill No. 1827<\/strong>, introduced by Assemblywoman Lampitt<\/strong>, and Senate Bill No. 2171<\/strong>, introduced by Senate Majority Leader Loretta Weinberg<\/strong>, also known as Paid Sick and Safe Days<\/strong>, were signed into law by Governor Murphy<\/strong> on May 2, 2018.<\/strong> The law gives New Jersey workers the right to job-protected paid time off when they need time to attend to their own health needs, and those of their family members. (Source: NJ Time to Care<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Some actions WotS takes in support of this legislation:<\/h3>\n