Title 9. Leave Time and Holidays — Subtitle 10. Family and Medical Leave

Statutes in effect as of October 1, 2026.

Md. Code Ann., State Pers. & Pens. § 9-1001 (2026)

Title 9. Leave Time and Holidays

Subtitle 10. Family and Medical Leave

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(a)

Subject to subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary shall adopt regulations, guidelines, or policies implementing the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

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(b)

The regulations adopted by the Secretary:

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(1)

may require an eligible employee to use other available accrued leave concurrently with family and medical leave; and

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(2)

may not limit, to less than 24 weeks, the aggregate number of weeks of family and medical leave that two employees who are married to one another may use during a 12–month period for:

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(i)

the birth of the employees’ child;

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(ii)

the placement of a child with the employees for adoption or foster care;

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(iii)

the serious health condition of the employees’ child, if the child is a minor; or

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(iv)

the care of the employees’ adult child, if the adult child is incapable of self–care.