Excludes certain illegal aliens from workers' compensation and temporary disability benefits.
This bill amends New Jersey's workers' compensation and temporary disability laws to exclude undocumented workers from receiving benefits. It specifies that only individuals lawfully admitted for permanent residence, lawfully present for employment, or permanently residing in the U.S. under legal authority (including certain visa holders) qualify for coverage. The law removes eligibility for undocumented workers who do not meet these specific immigration status criteria at the time of injury or disability. This change aligns the state's benefit programs with federal immigration status requirements, responding to a prior court ruling that had allowed undocumented workers to access temporary disability benefits.
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Jan 2024
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Introduced Jan 9, 2024
Last action Jan 9, 2024
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Introduced
Introduced in the Assembly, Referred to Assembly Labor Committee
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2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Brian Rumpf
RRepublican
P
Greg Myhre
RRepublican
Co
Greg McGuckin
RRepublican
Co
Paul Kanitra
RRepublican
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