Law: NJ Guv signs paid family leave act

The New Jersey Senate on Monday voted 21-15 to pass a bill (S 786) that would provide workers with partial wage replacement for six weeks while the worker is on leave to care for a newborn, newly adopted child or a sick family member, the Bergen Record reports. The state Assembly passed its version last month, and the bill now goes to Gov. Jon Corzine (D), who said he will sign it into law (Young, Bergen Record, 4/8). If Corzine signs the bill, New Jersey would be the third state to create a paid family and medical leave program; California and Washington already have such laws.Read details here.