Bill > SB355

This bill delays the implementation of Maryland's Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program by two years, shifting key dates from 2025-2026 to 2027-2028. Specifically, the bill changes the start date for employee and employer contributions to the program from July 1, 2025, to July 1, 2027, and postpones the date when employees can submit claims for various types of family and medical leave from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2028. The bill affects several aspects of the program, including the timeline for setting contribution rates, conducting cost analyses, and determining weekly benefit amounts. The program will continue to provide benefits for scenarios such as caring for a newborn child, adopting a child, caring for a family member with a serious health condition, attending to one's own serious health condition, caring for a service member, or addressing deployment-related family emergencies. The weekly benefit amount remains structured with a minimum of $50 and a maximum that will be adjusted based on the Consumer Price Index for the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria metropolitan area. The bill is set to take effect on October 1, 2025.

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https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0355?ys=2025RS