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§ 3-803. Employee leave; family members in active duty

West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and EmploymentEffective: October 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: October 1, 2013
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 3-803
§ 3-803. Employee leave; family members in active duty
Currentness
Definitions
(a)(1) In this section the following words have the meanings indicated.
(2) “Employee” means an individual who:
(i) is employed by an employer to work full-time or part-time;
(ii) has worked for the employer for the last 12 months; and
(iii) has worked for at least 1,250 hours during the last 12 months.
(3) “Employer” means:
(i) a person that:
1. employs 50 or more individuals; and
2. is engaged in a business, industry, profession, trade, or other enterprise in the State;
(ii) the State and its units;
(iii) a county and its units; or
(iv) a municipal government in the State.
(4) “Immediate family member” means a spouse, parent, stepparent, child, stepchild, or sibling.
Leave
(b) An employee may take leave from work on the day that an immediate family member of the employee is leaving for, or returning from, active duty outside the United States as a member of the armed forces of the United States.
Use of other leave
(c) An employer may not require an employee to use compensatory, sick, or vacation leave when taking leave under this section.
Proof requirement
(d) An employer may require an employee requesting leave under this section to submit proof to the employer verifying that the leave is being taken in accordance with subsection (b) of this section.

Credits

Added by Acts 2013, c. 163, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 3-803, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 3-803
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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