continuous, non-intermittent basis, provide the Company with a reasonable amount of prior notice, unless the need for leave is due to an emergency or other unforeseen circumstance. To claim FLI benefits for leave taken to care for a family member with a serious health condition on an intermittent basis, provide the Company with at least 15 days' notice prior to beginning the intermittent family leave, unless the need for leave is due to an emergency or other unforeseen circumstance. The Company will not discriminate or retaliate against employees for requesting or obtaining FLI benefits. You are responsible for filing your claim for benefits with the New Jersey Department of Labor. Eligibility for benefits and the maximum weekly benefit are determined by the state of New Jersey. For information about FLI benefits, including eligibility requirements or to file a claim, visit the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development website (http://www.nj.gov/labor/). New Jersey SAFE Act Leave In accordance with the New Jersey Security and Financial Empowerment Act (NJ SAFE Act), CREA, LLC provides up to 20 days of unpaid leave to employees who are victims of domestic violence or sexual assault, or whose family member is a victim. Eligibility To be eligible, you must have worked at least 1,000 hours during the immediately preceding 12-month period. Use of Leave You may use leave under the NJ SAFE Act for the purpose of engaging in any of the following activities as they relate to an incident of domestic violence or a sexually violent offense: Seeking medical attention for, or recovering from, physical or psychological injuries caused by domestic or sexual violence to you or your family member. Obtaining services from a victim services organization for yourself or your family member. Obtaining psychological or other counseling for yourself or your family member. Participating in safety planning, temporarily or permanently relocating, or taking other actions to increase the safety from future domestic violence or sexual violence or to ensure the economic security of yourself or your family member. Seeking legal assistance or remedies to ensure your own health and safety or that of your family member, including preparing for or participating in any civil or criminal legal proceeding related to or derived from domestic violence or sexual violence. Attending, participating in, or preparing for a criminal or civil court proceeding relating to an incident of domestic or sexual violence of which you or your family member was a victim. Family member means a child, parent, parent-in-law, sibling, grandparent, grandchild, spouse, domestic partner, or one partner in a civil union couple, or any other individual related by blood to you, and any other individual that has a close association with you, which is the equivalent of a family relationship. Child means a biological, adopted, foster child, or resource family child, stepchild, legal ward, or child of a parent, including a child who becomes the child of a parent pursuant to a valid written agreement between the parent and a gestational carrier. Parent means a person who is the biological parent, adoptive parent, foster parent, resource family parent, stepparent, parent-in-law, or legal guardian who has a "parent-child relationship" with a child as defined by law, or has sole or joint legal or physical custody, care, guardianship, or visitation with a child, or who became the parent of the child pursuant to a valid written agreement between the parent and a gestational carrier.
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