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N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.8 Pregnancy-disability and child care leave: State service

N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.8, Pregnancy-disability and child care leave: State service. A State employee in the career, senior executive or unclassified service who requests leave with or without pay for reason of disability due to pregnancy sh Full text with 3 recorded amendments.

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Current through New Jersey Register, Vol. 58 No. 14, July 20, 2026. Reviewed as of July 26, 2026.

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In plain language

Pregnancy disability leave in State service is not built as a separate entitlement with rules of its own. A State employee in the career, senior executive or unclassified service who requests leave, with or without pay, for disability due to pregnancy is granted it under the same terms and conditions that apply to sick leave or leave without pay, and the appointing authority may ask for acceptable medical evidence that she is unable to perform her work. Accrued sick, vacation or administrative leave may be used for the purpose, and nobody can be required to exhaust accrued leave before taking a leave without pay. One trade-off is stated plainly: eligibility for New Jersey Temporary Disability Insurance requires exhausting all accrued sick leave. Child care leave is a separate matter, granted on the same terms as any other leave without pay under 4A:6-1.10.

Written by the NJ Civil Service Navigator editorial team from the text of N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.8. It is a description of the rule, not the rule itself, and not legal advice.

(a) A State employee in the career, senior executive or unclassified service who requests leave with or without pay for reason of disability due to pregnancy shall be granted leave under the same terms and conditions as those applicable to such employees for sick leave or leave without pay. The appointing authority may request acceptable medical evidence that the employee is unable to perform her work because of disability due to pregnancy. For medical leave under Federal law, see N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.21B. #

1. An employee may use accrued sick, vacation or administrative leave for pregnancy-disability purposes but shall not be required to exhaust accrued leave before taking a leave without pay. #

2. An employee must exhaust all accrued sick leave to be eligible for New Jersey Temporary Disability Insurance. #

(b) Child care leave may be granted to State employees under the same terms and conditions as all other leaves without pay. See N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.10. For family leave under State law, see N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.21A. For Federal family and medical leave, see N.J.A.C. 4A:6-1.21B. #

Amendment history

Rule numbers, effective dates and New Jersey Register citations as published. 3 recorded changes.

  1. AmendedR.1994 d.620
  2. AmendedR.1990 d.387
  3. date not statedAdministrative correction

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