Layoffs If you have been laid off due to a state of emergency, you may receive credit (as if you had worked) for up to 90 calendar days toward the 12-month base period for purposes of calculating eligibility for leave. Outside Employment During your leave you may not perform services on a full-time basis for any person you did not provide those services to immediately prior to starting your leave. Notice of Leave Except where emergency circumstances warrant shorter notice, you must provide notice for NJFLA leave as follows: When taking intermittent or reduced leave to: o Care for or bond with a child or care for a family member with a serious health condition, at least 15 days’ notice. o Care for a family member due to an epidemic of a communicable disease, a known or suspected exposure to a communicable disease, or efforts to prevent the spread of a communicable disease, as soon as practical. When taking consecutive leave to: o Care for or bond with a child, at least 30 days’ notice. o Care for a family member with a serious health condition or to care for a family member due to an epidemic of a communicable disease, a known or suspected exposure to a communicable disease, or efforts to prevent the spread of a communicable disease, as soon as practical. Notice must be written except under emergency circumstances. In emergency circumstances, provide notice as soon as possible. Documentation When requesting leave, you may be required to sign a form attesting that you are taking family leave for a qualifying reason. Your refusal to sign the form may result in your leave being denied. In addition to the form, you may also be asked to provide specific information related to your need for leave: Where family leave is for the birth or placement of a child: The date of birth or date of placement, whichever is appropriate. Where family leave is for a serious health condition of a family member: The approximate date on which the serious health condition commenced, the probable duration of the condition, and the medical facts within the healthcare provider’s knowledge showing that the condition meets the criteria of a serious health condition. Where family leave is to care for a family member who is isolated or quarantined: o When a healthcare provider or public health authority recommends that a family member in need of your care voluntarily undergo self-quarantine: The date of the recommendation, the probable duration of the condition, and medical or other facts within the healthcare provider or public health authority’s knowledge regarding the condition. o When a public health authority issues a determination requiring or imposing responsive or prophylactic measures as a result of an illness caused by an epidemic of a communicable disease or known or suspected exposure to the communicable disease because the presence in the community of a family member in need of your care would jeopardize the health of others: The date of issuance of the public health authority’s determination and the probable duration of the determination. o Where family leave is to provide in-home care or treatment due to the closure of your child’s school or place of care, where such closure is by order of a public official due to an epidemic or
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