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FMLA: Maryland

This guide provides an in‑depth review of Maryland family and medical leave requirements, including paid family and medical leave, unpaid parental leave, and related employer obligations.

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Summary

This guide provides an in-depth review of Maryland family and medical leave requirements, including paid family and medical leave, unpaid parental leave, family military leave and kin care leave, and an overview of pregnancy disability leave and leave as a pregnancy accommodation.

In this guide, learn about:

  • Family and medical leave
    • Same-sex marriage
  • Paid family and medical leave
    • Covered employers
    • Employee eligibility
    • Qualifying reasons for leave
    • Duration of leave
    • Intermittent leave
    • Benefit amounts
    • Employer notice requirements
    • Employee notice requirements
    • Certification requirements
    • Reinstatement
    • Prohibited actions
    • Interaction with other laws and policies
    • Enforcement
  • Parental leave
    • Employer coverage
    • Employee eligibility
    • Employee notice requirements
    • Compensation and benefits during leave
    • Reinstatement
    • Prohibited actions
    • Interaction with other laws and policies
    • Enforcement and penalties
    • Family military leave
    • Employer coverage
    • Employee eligibility
    • Interaction with other laws and policies
  • Pregnancy disability leave and accommodation
  • Kin care leave
    • Employer coverage
    • Eligible employees
    • Prohibited actions
    • Interaction with other laws and policies
  • Adoption leave
  • Interaction of leave laws
  • Future developments
    • Paid family and medical leave contributions and benefits

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Jurisdiction: Maryland

Latest updates

Updated to reflect final regulations implementing the forthcoming paid family and medical leave law, including clarifying when employer notice requirements begin.

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