44:10-65 - Community, alternative work experience not considered employment - New Jersey Statutes

44:10-65.  Community, alternative work experience not considered employment

11.  Participation by a recipient in a community work experience or alternative work experience provided by a sponsor pursuant to this act shall not be considered employment for any purpose, except that:

a.  It shall be regarded as employment for the purposes of the "Law Against Discrimination," P.L.1945, c.169 (C.10:5-1 et seq.), and the sponsor, not the program, shall be deemed the employer for purposes of any action brought under that act;

b.  It shall be regarded as employment for the purposes of the "New Jersey Public Employees' Occupational Safety and Health Act," P.L.1983, c.516 (C.34:6A-25 et seq.) if the sponsor is a public employer subject to that act;

c.  It shall be regarded as employment for the purposes of the "Conscientious Employee Protection Act," P.L.1986, c.105 (C.34:19-1 et seq.), and the "Worker and Community Right to Know Act," P.L.1983, c.315 (C.34:5A-1 et seq.);

d.  It shall be regarded as employment for the purposes of chapter 15 of Title 34 of the Revised Statutes, subject to the provisions of section 12 of this act ; and

e.  The recipient shall be entitled, to the same degree as any similarly-situated employee of the sponsor, to family leave pursuant to the "Family Leave Act," P.L.1989, c.261 (C.34:11B-1 et seq.) and family and medical leave pursuant to federal law.

L.1997,c.38,s.11.