Maryland Earned Sick and Paid Leave Notice Poster
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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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- Original poster PDF https://www.dllr.state.md.us/paidleave/paidleaveposter.pdf
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- Maryland Labor Law Posters at http://www.dllr.state.md.us/oeope/poster.shtml
- Maryland Department Of Labor, Licensing and Regulation
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