Employer registration for Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance program went live Tuesday ahead of the state beginning to collect from paychecks in January.
Passed by the Maryland General Assembly in 2022, FAMLI is slated to provide partial wage replacement for employees who need to take an extended absence from work to deploy overseas, give birth, confront personal medical issues or care for an ailing family member.
The program is funded via quarterly contributions from both employers and employees. Large-scale employers can withhold up to half the contribution rate from employees through payroll deductions. Employers with fewer than 15 employees can qualify for a small-employer discount, exempting them from providing their portion of the contribution, though the workers still pay in.
Over 80% of Maryland businesses will be eligible for the small-employer discount, according to Labor Secretary Portia Wu.
“Maryland workers deserve time to manage the biggest moments in life—having a baby, tending to a serious health condition, caring for a loved one, or managing urgent family needs—without worrying about their employment,” Gov. Wes Moore, a Democrat, said in a statement.
On a press call Tuesday, Wu said: “The fact is, workers are not able to work when these incidents happen often, and what they’re doing now is totally losing their pay and risking their jobs. This program will make sure that does not happen and provide that financial security that Maryland families...
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