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Maryland
These resources – like the public health crisis itself – are constantly evolving and are only current as to the date of publication. This page was last updated on May 14, 2020.
For more up-to-date information on the relief programs available in Maryland, we recommend that you visit the state's COVID-19 Business Response website or the Department of Human Services' Coronavirus COVID-19 Resources.
Description of Program and Relief
Paid and Unpaid Sick and Safe Leave Under Healthy Working Families Act (MD Code Ann., Lab. & Empl., §§ 3-1301–1311)
Under the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act, employers with 15 or more employees are required to provide paid sick and safe leave for certain employees, and employers with 14 or fewer employees are required to provide unpaid sick and safe leave.
Government or Lead Agency
Maryland Department of Labor
Dates Available
Ongoing
Eligibility Requirements/Restrictions
Eligibility requirements can be found here:
Generally, employees who regularly work 12 or more hours per week may accrue 1 hour of sick leave for every 30 hours worked. This law provides up to 40 hours of leave for certain workers per year for the following reasons (e.g., as a result of COVID-19):
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To care for or treat the employee’s mental or physical illness, injury, or condition;
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To obtain preventative medical care for the employee or employee’s family member;
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To care for a family member with a mental or physical illness, injury, or condition;
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For maternity or paternity leave; or
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Use for health care, safety, or to obtain legal or victim services necessary as a result of stalking or domestic violence for the employee or the employee’s family member.
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Employees who regularly work fewer than 12 hours in a week are not entitled to accrue this leave. Other employees who may be exempt are certain independent contractors; real estate brokers and salespersons; construction workers covered by a collective bargaining agreement; employees working on an as-needed basis in health care or human services; and employees of temporary services agencies.
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You can read the statute here:
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