NEW DEMOCRAT TAX WILL PUNISH N.J. BUSINESS
Family Leave Bill Will Hurt Job Growth & Help Raise Property Taxes

Senator Robert E. Littell, (R-24), cast a vote against S-2249 today, which would create an unprecedented 12 week Paid Family Leave program in New Jersey funded through employee contributions to the Temporary Disability Insurance Program (TDI).
Senator Robert E. Littell, (R-24), cast a vote against S-2249 today, which would create an unprecedented 12 week Paid Family Leave program in New Jersey funded through employee contributions to the Temporary Disability Insurance Program (TDI).

This is nothing more than another hidden tax on New Jersey’s working families, Littell stated. The entire cost of this program will be borne by the overtaxed middle class working families of this state.

The weekly benefit amount paid under the bill is the same as the weekly amount for TDI benefits during a worker's own disability and is subject to the same one-week waiting period. During the first year following enactment, the bill raises additional revenues for the TDI fund necessary to pay family leave benefits through an assessment paid by workers of 0.1% of each worker's wages. The new tax applies to all private and public sector employees in New Jersey

This bill will also contribute to higher property tax rates by requiring school districts to hire many more substitute teachers and temporary administrative employees. All in all this proposed piece of legislation is bad for workers, employers and property tax payers and it will stunt job growth statewide. I did not support this bill in the Senate Labor Committee and I will not support it on the floor, Littell concluded.