New Jersey 2026 Legislative Update

This blog post is to provide you with a legislative update for New Jersey. The following bills will most likely affect posting requirements.

NJ A 3451 Family Leave

Effective July 17, 2026, this new law will expand the New Jersey Family Leave Act and the temporary disability benefit laws. The law broadens access to job-protected leave by lowering the employer coverage threshold from 30 to 15 employees. Additionally, employee eligibility requirements will be reduced from 12 months to three months of employment, and the minimum work requirements will drop from 1,000 to 250 base hours within the preceding 12-month period. The law also mandates that employers reinstate workers returning from temporary disability or family leave to their original or an equivalent position, preserving their seniority, pay, and benefits. Furthermore, the law will permit workers to choose between using earned sick leave or disability benefits and will allow them to determine the specific order in which these different leave types are utilized.

NJ S 3800 Military Discrimination

Under this law, it is an unlawful employment practice to deny reemployment to any individual who takes leave for military service. Employers, labor organizations, and employment agencies are strictly prohibited from discriminating against individuals based on their service in the U.S. Armed Forces. Furthermore, the law ensures equal access to places of public accommodation. These provisions will be enforced by the Division on Civil Rights and the Attorney General’s Office. The law is now effective.

NJ A 4841 Housing and Employment Discrimination

Under this law, it is an unlawful employment practice or an unlawful discrimination to refuse to sell, rent, lease, assign, or sublease or otherwise to deny to or withhold from any person or group of persons any real property because of the source of any lawful income or source of any lawful rent payment. Source of lawful income is defined as “any source of income lawfully obtained or any source of rental or mortgage payment lawfully obtained including, but not limited to, any federal, State, or local public assistance or housing assistance voucher or funds, including Section 8 housing choice vouchers, temporary rental assistance programs or State rental assistance programs; rental assistance funds provided by a nonprofit organization; federal, State, or local benefits, including disability benefits and veterans’ benefits; court-ordered payments, including, but not limited to, child support, alimony, or damages; and any form of lawful currency tendered, without regard to whether the currency is tendered in the form of cash, check, money order, or other lawful means.” The law is now effective.