New Jersey § 44:10-65

§ 44:10-65.

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; 1 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. 1

N.J.S.A. § 44:10-66.