%1

Maryland General Assembly voted to enact Senate Bill 275, the Time to Care Act of 2022 (“Act”), creating a paid family and medical leave program for covered workers in the state of Maryland. Contributions would begin on October 1, 2023, and benefits would be effective January 1,2025, with employees eligible for up to 12 weeks of paid time off to care for their own medical need, care of family members, bonding or placement of a child along with addressing needs related to military deployment. Check in regularly to stay up to date as developments in this program occur.

On May 3, Governor Moore signed legislation ( H988/S828) into law making several modifications to Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance program, which is currently under development. The most important changes affect the dates on which premium contributions and benefit payments will begin. Prior to passage of this legislation, premium contributions were going to begin on Oct.