In an update to my March 2024 article written here, the Maryland General Assembly has bumped the deadline for employer contributions and employee eligibility to take paid leave from work under Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) benefit. Contributions (akin to unemployment payments into a state fund) will begin July 1, 2025. Employees will be eligible to take leave benefits on July 1, 2026. FAMLI applies only to employees performing services under employment located in Maryland, with eligible employees able to use up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave with the possibility of an additional 12 weeks of paid parental leave. Replacement income is intended to be capped at $1,000/week.

For now, Maryland’s Department of Labor continues to conduct studies in advance of issuing regulations for this new program.  

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