Like most employers in the state, Charles public schools is determining how to budget for a new state law taking effect next year.
The Time to Care Act created Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance, known as FAMLI, which allows employees to take up to 12 weeks of paid leave, Uriel Bowdre, chief financial officer for the school district, said during the Charles board of education meeting on Tuesday. Employees have to have worked in the state for at least 680 hours over four quarters to qualify.
Employees can use FAMLI to welcome a child, take care of their own health conditions, care for a family member and for military family needs, Bowdre said. Under the state plan, employers and employees contribute 0.9% of covered wages. The employer and employee would each pay 0.45% into the fund.
Contributions and payroll deductions begin on Jan. 1, 2027, and benefits become available on Jan. 3, 2028, Bowdre said.
Currently, the Family and Medical Leave Act is a separate U.S. federal labor law that gives eligible employees up to 12 weeks of unpaid, job-protected leave per year for specific family and medical reasons. The state law will provide paid leave for 12 weeks.
There are only specific, limited circumstances where the two leaves might be used consecutively.
“It depends on the qualifying event,” Bowdre told Southern Maryland News.
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