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Terms Used In New Jersey Statutes 34:11A-20

  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • State: extends to and includes any State, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Canal Zone. See New Jersey Statutes 1:1-2
57. a. An employer that provides a health benefits plan as defined in section 2 of P.L.1997, c.192 (C. 26:2S-2) to its employees and their dependents in this State may require that an employee contribute a portion or the full amount of the cost of dependent coverage under the plan for the employee’s domestic partner as defined in section 3 of P.L.2003, c.246 (C. 26:8A-3).

b. Nothing in P.L.2003, c.246 (C. 26:8A-1 et al.) shall be construed to require an employer to provide dependent coverage for an employee’s domestic partner.

c. Notwithstanding any other provisions of law to the contrary, the provisions of subsections a. and b. of this section shall not be deemed to be an unlawful discrimination under the “Law Against Discrimination,” P.L.1945, c.169 (C. 10:5-1 et seq.).

L.2003,c.246,s.57.