You might want to review these links re the federal FMLA, NJ FMLA (NJFLA) & the Paid Family Leave Act.

federal FMLA - http://www.dol.gov/whd/fmla/index.htm - job protection - unpaid leave

NJ Fam. Leave act (NJFLA) - http://www.nj.gov/oag/dcr/law.html#FLA job protection - unpaid leave

NJ Paid Fam. Leave Act - employees may take up to 6 wks. of pd. family leave at any time within one year of the birth or adoption of a child, etc. (see link) - no job protection but paid leave http://lwd.state.nj.us/labor/fli/fliindex.html

questions & answers re above pd. fam. leave - http://lwd.state.nj.us/labor/fli/content/fli_faq.html

N J also has a state disability income plan to get pd. while off on unpd. disability leave. http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/tdi/tdiindex.html This is NOT leave but pay/income while you are on leave - it gives you no add'l. leave time.