How is the weekly benefit amount for Family Leave Insurance payments determined?
The weekly benefit rate is calculated at two-thirds (2/3) of the claimant’s average weekly wage up to the maximum amount payable. The average weekly wage is generally based on the earnings in the eight calendar weeks immediately prior the week in which the leave begins. The total wages earned during all base weeks in the eight-week period are divided by the number of base weeks to obtain the average weekly wage. NOTE – If the claimant received New Jersey Temporary Disability Insurance (TDI) pregnancy-related disability benefits and then files a Family Leave Insurance claim to bond with a newborn child, in most cases the weekly benefit amount will be the same as the TDI weekly benefit amount.
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