COVERED EMPLOYEES – NEW JERSEY • Full or part-time employee employed by a Covered Employer • Established at least 20 base weeks during the base year or earned at least 1,000 times the state minimum wage in a base year • “Base week”: a calendar week where the employee earned at least 20 times the state minimum wage • “Base year”: first 4 of the last 5 completed calendar quarters before the employee files a claim • For 2026: • Earned at least $310.00 per week for 20 calendar weeks during the base year or earned $15,500 in the base year • Under the care of a licensed health care provider • Former employees are covered if disability started less than 14 days after the employee’s last day of employment with a Covered Employer Exclusions: • Federal government employees • Members of the New Jersey state police • Workers who are not technically employees (such as properly classified independent contractors) This document is strictly private, confidential and personal to its recipients and should not be copied, distributed or reproduced in whole or in part, nor passed to any third party // 35