Enacted in 2022, the Maryland Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program covers all employers with Maryland employees and will eventually provide most of those employees with up to 12 weeks of paid family and medical leave, with the possibility of an additional 12 weeks of paid parental leave.
Following several prior delays, employee contributions were scheduled to begin on July 1, 2025, with benefits commencing one year later on July 1, 2026. However, the Maryland Department of Labor (Maryland DOL) is now proposing a delay until Jan. 1, 2027, for deductions and Jan. 1, 2028, for benefits, based on the need to focus on supporting Maryland businesses and their employees in light of the significant uncertainty arising from President Donald Trump’s many employment-related executive orders.
The Maryland DOL’s FAMLI Division was directed to issue regulations to implement the FAMLI program. The Maryland DOL has engaged in an unusually extended and inclusive rulemaking process, likely impacted by amendments and delays to the program that were enacted in each of the 2023 and 2024 Maryland General Assembly sessions. At this point, the Maryland DOL has issued two sets of proposed regulations. But other sections of the proposed regulations, including enforcement, have yet to be issued.
There have been significant concerns about the Maryland DOL’s readiness to implement this complex program, as...
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