Easily manage employment in Maryland

In Maryland, there is no state or federal law that requires employers to provide paid or unpaid holiday leave to their employees, although many organisations do.

Under the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act, sick leave entitlement is dictated as follows: Companies with 15 or more employees must provide 1 hour of paid sick leave for every 30 hours worked (up to 40 hours per year) Companies with fewer than 15 employees must provide unpaid sick leave To be eligible, your employees must have worked for your company for at least 106 days. Note that the law differs slightly for employees in Montgomery County. Can an employer deny sick time in Maryland? Under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), eligible employees are entitled to up to 12 weeks of unpaid sick leave per year, provided they: Have worked for the same employer for at least 12 months Work in a location where at least 50 people are employed by the company within a 75-mile radius

Employees are entitled to up to 12 weeks of unpaid maternity or paternity leave under the FMLA. This is supported by the state’s Parental Leave Act, which offers up to six weeks of unpaid parental leave for employees in companies that have between 15 and 50 employees in a 75-mile radius. Some organisations opt to pay a reduced pay during this period.

Under the Maryland Flexible Leave Act, employees are entitled to paid bereavement leave (for deaths of immediate family members).

Employees must report for jury duty if summoned (unless exempt). Jurors are typically “on call” for two weeks. Do employers have to pay for jury duty in Maryland? No. Private sector employers are not required to pay employees on jury service, but they must provide unpaid leave, and cannot penalise or terminate an employee on jury duty. Some employers provide paid leave.

Under state and federal law, employers must grant unpaid leave to employees who are members of the military or the National Guard for military duty or training. These employees have the right to take time off for their military obligations, and employers are prohibited from discriminating against them based on their military service.