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§ 2-309. Limitations on two employees’ use of leave time to care for children

West's Annotated Code of MarylandState Personnel and PensionsEffective: October 1, 2015

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
State Personnel and Pensions (Refs & Annos)
Division I. State Personnel [Titles 1-19]
Title 2. State Employment Generally
Subtitle 3. State Employment Policies (Refs & Annos)
Effective: October 1, 2015
MD Code, State Personnel and Pensions, § 2-309
§ 2-309. Limitations on two employees’ use of leave time to care for children
Currentness
Application of section
(a) This section applies to all units in the Executive Branch of State government, including units with independent personnel systems.
Use of accrued sick time
(b) A unit subject to this section may not limit, to less than 60 days, the aggregate number of days of accrued sick leave that two employees who are responsible for the care and nurturing of a child may use, without certification of illness or disability, to care for the child during the period immediately following:
(1) the birth of the employees' child; or
(2) the placement of the child with the employees for adoption.
Use of family and medical leave
(c) In implementing the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993,1 a unit subject to this section 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:
(1) the birth of the employees' child;
(2) the placement of a child with the employees for adoption or foster care;
(3) the serious health condition of the employees' child, if the child is a minor; or
(4) the care of the employees' adult child, if the adult child is incapable of self-care.

Credits

Added by Acts 2015, c. 435, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2015.

Footnotes

1
Pub.L. 103-3, Feb. 5, 1993, 107 Stat. 6, codified at 5 U.S.C.A. § 6381 et seq.; 29 U.S.C.A. § 2601 et seq.
MD Code, State Personnel and Pensions, § 2-309, MD ST PERS & PENS § 2-309
Current through legislation effective through May 9, 2024, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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