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§ 3-801. Employee leave; birth; adoption

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and EmploymentEffective: July 1, 2013

West's Annotated Code of Maryland
Labor and Employment
Title 3. Employment Standards and Conditions (Refs & Annos)
Subtitle 8. Leave (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 1, 2013
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 3-801
§ 3-801. Employee leave; birth; adoption
Currentness
Employer defined
(a)(1) In this section, “employer” means a person engaged in a business, industry, profession, trade, or other enterprise in the State.
(2) “Employer” includes:
(i) a unit of State or local government that employs individuals who are not subject to the provisions of Title 9, Subtitle 5 of the State Personnel and Pensions Article; and
(ii) a person who acts directly or indirectly in the interest of another employer with an employee.
Application of section
(b) This section applies to an employer who provides leave with pay to an employee following the birth of the employee's child.
Adoption
(c) An employer who provides leave with pay to an employee following the birth of the employee's child shall provide the same leave with pay to an employee when a child is placed with the employee for adoption.
Enforcement
(d)(1) Whenever the Commissioner determines that this section has been violated, the Commissioner shall:
(i) try to resolve any issue involved in the violation informally by mediation; or
(ii) ask the Attorney General to bring an action on behalf of the applicant or employee.
(2) The Attorney General may bring an action under this subsection in the county where the violation allegedly occurred for injunctive relief, damages, or other relief.

Credits

Added by Acts 1999, c. 503, § 1, eff. July 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 376, § 1, eff. June 1, 2002; Acts 2008, c. 644, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2008; Acts 2013, c. 224, § 1, eff. July 1, 2013.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 3-801, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 3-801
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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