Federal + New Jersey

FMLA and New Jersey leave law, tracked for you.

Sentel runs federal FMLA and New Jersey-specific leave law as one engine. Every deadline calculated, every notice generated, every case audit-ready: for HR teams without a legal department.

What Sentel handles in New Jersey

Federal FMLA + New Jersey overlay run side-by-side. No spreadsheet handoffs. No "we'll figure that one out manually."

Federal FMLA

12-week entitlement math

Rolling 12-month lookback, shift-aware hours math (per DOL FMLA2025-02-A), eligibility check on day 1 of notice, designation deadlines in business days per 29 CFR 825.300(d)(4).

New Jersey state law

State-specific overlay

NJ FLA 12 weeks for bonding (does NOT run with FMLA - has no medical component). NJ TDB 26 weeks disability. NJ FLI provides wage replacement.

Final pay: Next regular payday (N.J.S.A. 34:11-4.3)

New Jersey paid family leave

New Jersey Family Leave Insurance

Up to 12 weeks at 85% wage replacement. Weekly max $1,081 (2026). Runs concurrent with FMLA. Not job-protected.

Citation: N.J.S.A. 43:21-27

Audit-ready by default

DOL export in one click

Every case generates 12 documents per 29 CFR 825.500 retention requirements. If New Jersey HR gets a DOL inquiry, the file is one button.

Personal liability shield

Personal-liability shield

HR managers can be personally sued under FMLA (Graziadio v. Culinary Institute of America, 2d Cir. 2016; Haybarger v. Lawrence County, 3d Cir. 2012). Sentel closes the documentation gaps a manual process misses, so the record of what you decided and when exists before anyone asks for it. Not legal advice.

HR in New Jersey? Let's protect you.

10-minute audit call. We'll walk your current FMLA + New Jersey leave process, surface the gaps, and show you how Sentel closes each one. No sales pressure.