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March 10, 2008
Assembly Appropriations Committee Approves Paid Family Leave Bill
On Monday, March 10, 2008, the Assembly Appropriations Committee voted to release A-873, sponsored by Assemblyman Nelson Albano (D-Cape May) and Assemblywoman Sheila Oliver (D-Essex), establishing a Paid Family Leave Insurance program.
The vote came after several amendments that would have been harmful to the program were voted down exclusively along party lines, with Republicans voting in favor of the amendments, and Democrats voting against. Included was a “poison pill” amendment that would deny the benefit to any employee of a business with less than 50 employees.
The final vote was 8-4, with all Democrats: Assembly Members Pou, Vainieri Huttle, Barnes, Conaway, Greenwald, Albano, Burzichelli, and Ramos voting in favor. Voting against the bill was Assemblyman Doherty, Addiego, Merkt and Thompson. The New Jersey State AFL-CIO thanks the members of the Committee who voted in favor of this pro-family bill, as well as the bill’s sponsors, and Chairwoman Pou and Speaker Roberts for posting the bill for consideration.
For more information, please visit: www.njp4wf.org.