In April, Gov. Corzine signed, A-873, the Paid Family Leave bill. The law extends the State's temporary disability insurance program (TOI) to provide paid family leave benefits. It allows for up to six weeks of paid leave to care for a new child or a family member with a serious medical condition. The law affects all employers, including schools that are subject to the State's unemployment compensation law. It will be financed by deductions from employee's paychecks, which will start on January 1, 2009. EmpIoyees will be eligible to take the leave starting July 1, 2009.