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Technical fix proposed to clarify interaction between Maryland parental leave law and FMLA
Summary
Senate Bill 785 would amend Maryland's parental leave statute to clarify coverage for employers near the federal FMLA 50-employee threshold, preventing overlapping or stacked unpaid leaves; sponsor described the change as a technical correction and said there was no opposition from the Department of Labor.
Senator Justin Reedy presented Senate Bill 785 to the Economic Matters Committee as a technical correction to Maryland's parental leave law. Reedy said the bill clarifies how Maryland's unpaid parental leave for employers with 15 to 49 employees interacts with the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA), which applies to…
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