• Beginning no later than January 3, 2028, eligible Maryland employees will be entitled to up to twenty-four weeks of paid family and medical leave for certain specified reasons.
• The MDOL’s FAMLI Division has significantly overhauled its website to provide new and expanded guidance to employers and employees in advance of the start of the paid family and medical leave insurance (FAMLI) program.
• The FAMLI Division’s employer-focused resources include dedicated webpages, downloadable FAQ documents, and direct contact information, all of which are designed to walk employers through every phase of implementation.

In 2022, Maryland enacted the FAMLI program to provide most employees with up to twelve weeks of paid family and medical leave, and a possible additional twelve weeks of parental leave. The details of the program are set forth in our article, Maryland’s FAMLI Program, Part I: An Overview of the Law. Funding for the program through employer and employee contributions will begin on January 1, 2027, and benefits will be available no later than January 3, 2028. The MDOL recently issued extensive final regulations to implement the program, which we discuss in our series, Maryland FAMLI Program Rules, Parts I, II, and III.

Overview of the FAMLI Website’s Employer-Focused Resources

The FAMLI Division’s website is organized into several main sections accessible from a top-level navigation menu: “About the program,” “For employers,” “For employees,” and “Connect with us.”...

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