Enacted April 9, 2022 (2022 Ch. 48, SB 275) and amended May 3, 2023 (2023 Chs. 258 and 259, HB 988 and SB 828), Maryland’s Time to Care Act (TTCA) establishes a paid family and medical leave (PFML) insurance program. Contributions — which cannot exceed 1.2% of wages — are set to begin Oct. 1, 2024. Starting in 2026, covered employees may take up to 12 weeks of leave in a rolling 12-month period, with an additional 12 weeks possible if the employee experiences a serious health condition and needs to bond with a new child. The program will provide up to 90% of average weekly wages (subject to an initial $50 minimum and $1,000 maximum, adjusted annually thereafter). Covered employers must participate in the state program or comply with an approved private plan (insured, self-insured or a combination). TTCA leave is in addition to the state’s existing sick and safe leave under the Healthy Working Families Act, effective since 2018. For more details, see Roundup: State accrued paid leave mandates (April 29, 2022).
Covered employers. The law applies to all employers (including state and local governmental employers) with at least one employee working in Maryland. An employer does not include the sole owner of a sole proprietorship or limited liability company or a C or S corporation whose owner is the only employee.
Covered employees. Full- and part-time employees are eligible for PFML if they worked at least 680 hours in 12 months immediately...
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