
Quoting
cbg
There is no law in any state, including NJ, that requires an employer to provide any sick or personal days. Or vacation days, for that matter. Paid days off are not a benefit required by law. Anywhere in the US.
No business, anywhere in the US, is required by law to provide a handbook or policy manual.
Outside of FMLA, where the employer is limited in how often they can ask for medical certification, the employer can ask for doctor's notes as often as they want to.
As far as her legal recourse is concerned, I need a few questions answered first. There are a couple of different laws involved.
1.) How many employees does the employer have within 75 miles of her location?
2.) How long has she worked for this employer?
3.) In the 12 months immediately preceding her leave, did she work a minimum of 1,250 hours?
4.) What is the nature of her illness?
Depending on the answers, there may be more, but that's enough to start with.