Maryland § 9-1004 - NOT IN EFFECT

§ 9-1004. NOT IN EFFECT

    NOT IN EFFECT

    ** TAKES EFFECT JULY 1, 2026 PER CHAPTER 606 OF 2025 **

    (a)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, beginning July 1, 2026, an employee may submit a request for paid family and medical leave in accordance with established procedures:

            (i)    1.    to care for a newborn child of the employee during the first year after the child’s birth; or

                2.    because a child is being placed for adoption, foster care, or kinship care with the employee or to care for or bond with the child during the first year after the placement;

            (ii)    to care for a family member with a serious health condition;

            (iii)    to attend to a serious health condition that results in the employee being unable to perform the functions of the employee’s position;

            (iv)    to care for a service member with a serious health condition resulting from military service for whom the employee is next of kin; or

            (v)    to attend to a qualifying exigency arising out of the deployment of a service member who is a family member of the employee.

        (2)    (i)    Except as provided under subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, if the need to use leave is foreseeable, an employee taking leave under this subtitle may be required to provide written notice of the employee’s intention to take leave at least 30 days before commencing the leave.

            (ii)    If the need to use leave is not foreseeable, the employee shall:

                1.    provide notice as soon as practicable; and

                2.    generally comply with the notice or procedural requirements for requesting or reporting other leave if those requirements do not interfere with the employee’s ability to use leave under this subtitle.

    (b)    (1)    Subject to paragraph (3) of this subsection, an individual may file an application for leave within 60 days before the anticipated start date of the leave but not later than 60 days after the start date of the leave.

        (2)    To be considered complete, an application shall contain all information required.

        (3)    (i)    The filing deadline established under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be waived for good cause.

            (ii)    If the employee does not have good cause for the delay in completing the application, leave may be denied under this subtitle.

    (c)    (1)    Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3) of this subsection, an employee may take the leave for which the individual is eligible under subsection (a) of this section on an intermittent leave schedule.

        (2)    If leave is taken on an intermittent leave schedule, the employee shall:

            (i)    make a reasonable effort to schedule the intermittent leave in a manner that does not unduly disrupt operations; and

            (ii)    provide reasonable and practicable prior notice of the reason for which the intermittent leave is necessary.

        (3)    An employee may not take intermittent leave in an increment of less than 4 hours.

        (4)    If leave is taken the total amount of leave to which the employee is entitled may not be reduced beyond the amount of leave actually taken.

    (d)    An employee may appeal a denial of leave in accordance with the appeal procedures established by the Secretary of Labor for the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program.