Maryland Earned Sick and Paid Leave Notice Poster
Required
The Maryland Earned Sick and Paid Leave Notice is a labor law posters poster by the Maryland Department Of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. This is a mandatory posting for all employers in Maryland, and businesses who fail to comply may be subject to fines or sanctions.
This poster is mandatory to be displayed in all Mayland workplaces and is presented in both English and Spanish. The act requires Employers who have 15+ employees to provide paid leave to certain workers. Employers who have 14 or fewer employees must offer unpaid leave for certain workers. The labor law poster also details accrual time employees can obtain and what they are permitted to do with their leave time. Employers are prohibited from retaliating against this law.
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MARYLAND EARNED SICK AND SAFE LEAVE
EMPLOYEE NOTICE
The Maryland Healthy Working Families Act requires employers with 15 or more employees to provide paid
sick and safe leave for certain employees. It also requires that employers who employ 14 or fewer employees
provide unpaid sick and safe leave for cert ain employees.
Accrual
Earned sick and safe leave begins to accrue on February 11, 2018, or the date on which an employee begins
employment with the employer, whichever is later. An employee accrues earned sick and safe leave at a rate of
at least one hour for every 30 hours the employee works; however, an employee is not entitled to earn more
than 40 hours of earned sick and safe leave in a year or accrue more than 64 hours of earned sick and safe leave
at any time.
Leave Usage
An employee is allowed to us e earned sick and safe leave under the following conditions:
To care for or treat the employee’s mental or physical illness, injury, or condition;
To obtain preventative medical care for the employee or the employee’s family member;
To care for a family me mber with a mental or physical illness, injury, or condition;
For maternity or paternity leave; or
The absence from work is necessary due to domestic violence, sexual assault, or stalking committed
against the employee or the employee’s family member and t he leave is being used: (1) to obtain
medical or mental health attention; (2) to obtain services from a victim services organization; (3) for
legal services or proceedings; or (4) because the employee has temporarily relocated as a result of the
domestic v iolence, sexual assault, or stalking.
A family member includes a spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, sibling, the legal guardian or
ward of the employee or the employee's spouse, or an individual who acted as a parent or stood in loco
parentis to the employee or the employee’s spouse when the employee or the employee’s spouse was a minor.
Employees are permitted to use earned sick and safe leave in increments in certain amounts established by
their employer. Employees are required to give notice of the need to use earned sick and safe leave when it is
foreseeable. An employer may deny leave in certain circumstances.
Reporting
Employers are required to provide employees with a written statement of the employee’s available earned
sick and safe leav e.
Prohibitions
An employer is prohibited under the law from taking adverse action against an employee who exercises a
right under the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act and an employee is prohibited from making a
complaint, bringing an action, or testi fying in an action in bad faith.
How to File a Complaint or Obtain Additional Information
If you feel your rights have been violated under this law or you would like additional information, you may
contact:
Commissioner of Labor and Industry
10946 Golden West Drive, Suite 160 - Hunt Valley , MD 21031
[email protected]
LICENCIA DE ENFERMEDAD Y SALIDA SEGURA DE MARYLAND
NOTIFICACIÓN PARA EMPLEADOS
La Ley de Familias Trabajadoras Saludables de Maryland requiere que los empleadores con 15 o más
empleados brinden licen cia de enfermedad y seguro para ciertos empleados. También requiere que los
empleadores que emplean a 14 o menos empleados brinden licencias no remuneradas por enfermedad y seguro
para ciertos empleados.
Acumulación
El permiso de enfermedad y seguro comien za a acumularse desde 11 de febrero de 2018 o la fecha en que un
empleado comienza a trabajar para el empleador. Un empleado acumula un permiso de enfermedad y seguro a
una tasa de una hora por cada 30 horas de trabajo. Un empleado tiene derecho a ganar un máximo de 40 horas
de licencia de enfermedad y seguro en un año. Lo máximo que un empleado puede acumular es un total de 64
horas de licencia de enfermedad y seguro.
Uso de Licencia
Un empleado puede usar la licencia de enfermedad y seguro acumulada bajo las siguientes condiciones:
Para cuidar o tratar la enfermedad, lesión o condición mental o física del empleado;
Para obtener atención médica preventiva para el empleado o miembro de la familia del empleado;
Para cuidar a un miembro de la familia con una e nfermedad, lesión o condición mental o física;
Por licencia de maternidad o paternidad; o
La ausencia del trabajo es necesaria debido a violencia doméstica, agresión sexual o acoso cometido
contra el empleado o el miembro de la familia del empleado y el pe rmiso se usa: (1) para obtener
atención médica o de salud mental; (2) para obtener servicios de una organización de servicios para
víctimas; (3) para servicios o procedimientos legales; o (4) porque el empleado se ha mudado
temporalmente como resultado de la violencia doméstica, la agresión sexual o el acoso.
Un miembro de la familia incluye un cónyuge, hijos, padres, abuelos, nietos o hermanos el guardián legal o
tutor de un empleado o del cónyuge del empleado, o un individuo que actúa como padre o madre, o que quedó
en loco parentis del empleado o de su cónyuge cuando el empleado o el cónyuge del empleado eran menores
de edad.
A los empleados se les permite usar la licencia de enfermedad y seguro acumulada en incrementos
establecidos por su empleador. Se requiere que los empleados notifiquen la necesidad de utilizar la licencia de
enfermedad y seguro ganadas cuando sea previsible. Un empleador puede negar la licencia bajo ciertas
circunstancias.
Informes
Se requiere que los empleadores proporcionen a los e mpleados por escrito el balance de las horas de licencia
de enfermedad y seguro disponible al empleado.
Prohibiciones
La ley prohíbe a un empleador emprender acciones adversas contra un empleado que ejerce su derecho
conforme a la Ley de Familias Trabajado ras Saludables de Maryland y se le prohíbe a un empleado presentar
una queja, iniciar una acción o testificar en una acción de mala fe.
Cómo Presentar una Queja u Obtener Información Adicional
Si considera que se han violado sus derechos según esta ley o si desea obtener información adicional, puede
comunicarse con:
Com isionado de Trabajo e Industria
1094 6 Golden West Drive – Suite 160 | Hunt Valley , MD 21031 rev. 2/22
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