COVERED CONDITIONS - Employee’s own serious health condition - Parental Leave including kinship care - Care for a family member with a serious health condition - Care for a service member who is the Covered Individual’s next of kin - Qualifying military exigency FAMILY MEMBER DEFINED AS Child, ward, parent, legal guardian, spouse, domestic parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling LEAVE DURATION All leaves: 12 weeks Additional 12 weeks if the Covered Individual receives 1) bonding leave or 2) own serious condition and then becomes eligible for 1) own serious condition or 2) bonding leave CONTRIBUTIONS Employer and Employee MAXIMUM WEEKLY BENEFIT (JANUARY 3, 2028) $1,000 JOB/BENEFITS PROTECTION Job: Yes Benefits: Yes, mirroring FMLA PRIVATE PLANS Fully insured and self funded private plan exemptions allowed. For More Information on private plans IN EFFECT JANUARY 1, 2027 (CONTRIBUTIONS) AND JANUARY 3, 2028 (BENEFITS) MARYLAND PAID FAMILY AND MEDCAL LEAVE INSURANCE PROGRAM(PFMLI) MARYLAND
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