Gov. Phil Murphy said he wants state workers to collect more while on parental leave. Assemblywoman Nancy Muñoz’s bill would expand that to private sector workers. (Getty Images)
During his annual state of the state address last week, Gov. Phil Murphy proposed a multimillion-dollar plan to expand the amount a state worker can collect while on parental leave.
But at least one lawmaker thinks all workers should benefit. Assemblywoman Nancy Muñoz (R-Union) is behind a bill that would double the amount of paid time off workers can take under the state’s family leave law and offer all of them more money during their leave.
“We need to make it better for everyone, not just state workers, but everyone. Because the thing is, the taxpayers will all benefit from this if they’re employees, and not just state workers,” Muñoz, a registered nurse, told the New Jersey Monitor…