{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-11a-16","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:11A-16","heading":"Findings, declarations relative to notification with regard to health benefits plans.","body":"1.\tThe Legislature finds and declares that:\na.\tMany employers in this State offer health benefits coverage to their employees under a health benefits plan as an incentive to attract and retain qualified employees.\nb.\tHealth benefits coverage is very important to employees and their families and the availability of such coverage through an employer can be the determining factor as to whether an individual accepts employment with a particular employer.\nc.\tAccording to data tabulated by the Urban Institute based on the 1999 National Survey of America's Families, approximately 5.5 million New Jersey residents, which includes employees and their dependents, were covered by an employer-sponsored health benefits plan in 1999.\nd.\tIn certain instances, an employer may make a business decision not to continue an employee health benefits plan, due to rising health care costs and other economic factors, and may not always notify the employees beforehand of its decision.\ne.\tIt is a disservice to the working people of this State not to require that an employer provide prior notification to its employees when the employee health benefits plan will be terminated, for whatever reason.\nL.2003,c.27,s.1.","path":["TITLE 34 LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"9354f60f0f2404b9fd3360e021dd1d023380f5d23c9d4e52948b3e89b5b657b4","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-11a-15","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-11a-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}