New Jersey Employee Handbook

Jun 27, 2025

When your company hires employees in New Jersey, you are required to comply with federal, state, and local employment laws. There are a variety of human resources and labor policies in the workplace that differ by state. Through your employee handbook, employers can easily document and distribute the correct policies to their employees to comply with the laws of each state.

Creating your New Jersey Employee Handbook is a useful way to explain important policies and procedures, mitigate legal risk, and introduce employees to the expectations and operating practices of the organization.

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New Jersey Employee Handbook Policies

There are 7 state and local employee handbook policies in New Jersey.

Privacy

New Jersey Social Media Privacy Policy

Generally, Employer is prohibited from accessing your personal social media accounts and will not discipline or terminate an employee for refusing to disclose their social media login information or for denying to provide access to their social media accounts. There are exceptions for certain employer investigations.

New Jersey Electronic Monitoring Policy

Employer is generally prohibited from electronically recording you without your consent

Paid Time Off

New Jersey Earned Sick Leave Policy

Employees of Employer are entitled to earn one hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked, up to a maximum of 40 hours per year. Paid sick and safe time may be used for personal medical needs, to care for a family member with a health condition, for preventive medical care, during public health emergencies, or for counseling and legal assistance related to domestic violence.

Leaves of Absence

New Jersey Domestic Violence/Sexual Assault Leave Policy

Employer permits victims of domestic violence or sexual assault the opportunity to take time off from work. This leave is available to you and qualifying family members.

New Jersey Jury Duty Leave Policy

You are entitled to job-protected leave to serve as a juror. Unless directed otherwise by your manager, you should return to work at the completion of jury duty, even if for a partial day.

New Jersey Family Leave Policy

Employer provides you, if eligible, with 12 weeks of unpaid family and medical leave, in compliance with the New Jersey Family Leave Act (NJFLA).

You can take leave under this law for one of the following reasons:

  1. To care for or bond with a child, as long as the leave begins within one year of the child’s birth or placement for adoption or foster care;
  2. To care for a family member, or someone who is the equivalent of family, with a serious health condition; or
  3. During a state of emergency:
  • To care for a family member, or someone who is the equivalent of family, who has been isolated or quarantined because of suspected exposure to a communicable disease; or
  • To provide required care or treatment for a child if their school or place of care is closed by order of a public official due to an epidemic of a communicable disease or other public health emergency.

New Jersey Volunteer Emergency Responder Leave Policy

Employer provide leave to you if you are (1) actively engaged in responding to an emergency alarm, or (2) serving as a volunteer emergency responder during a state of emergency declared by the President of the United States or the Governor of New Jersey.

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Federal Employee Handbook Policies

Regardless of which states you have employees in, there are required federal policies that must be included in your employee handbook. In addition to any state-specific policies, your employee handbook for New Jersey should contain the following federal policies.

  • Anti-Harassment Policy
  • Anti-Sexual Harassment Policy
  • Anti-Retaliation Policy
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
  • Reasonable Accommodation Policy

Handbook Policy Best Practices

In addition to the required federal policies, the following policies are best practices to include in your employee handbook.

  • Weapons Policy
  • Disciplinary Action Policy
  • Prohibited Conduct Policy
  • Violations Reporting Policy
  • Workplace Violence Prevention Policy
  • At-Will Employment

Employee handbook requirements by state

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