Maryland Family Military Leave Law Article – Labor and Employment, Md. Code Ann., Lab. & Empl. § 3-803

Effective October 1, 2013,

Employers: Applies to employers with at least 50 employees engaged in a business, industry, profession, trade or other enterprise in the State

Employee Eligibility: An employee of a covered employer taking the unpaid leave must have worked for the employer on a full-time or part-time basis for at least 1,250 hours during the last 12 months.

Entitlement: Maryland employers must provide eligible employees with one day of unpaid leave to be used on the day the employee's "immediate family member" is leaving for or returning from active military duty outside the United States as a member of the armed forces. "Immediate family member" is defined as the employee's spouse (including a same-sex spouse), parent, stepparent, child, stepchild or sibling.

Employer Notice: Not Specified

Employee Notice: Not Specified

Obligation to Provide Certifications or Documents Supporting Need for Leave: Employers may require employees to provide documentation
supporting eligibility for leave.

Paid?: The law prohibits employers from requiring employees to use paid when taking family military leave.

Benefits: Not Specified

Reinstatement: Not Specified

Other Important Definitions/Requirements: Employers covered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act could designate this leave as qualifying exigency leave.

Absence Specification