§ 8.3-702. Amount of benefits
West's Annotated Code of MarylandLabor and EmploymentEffective: June 1, 2023
Effective: June 1, 2023
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 8.3-702
§ 8.3-702. Amount of benefits
(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a covered individual may not receive more than 12 weeks of benefits in an application year.
(b) If a covered individual takes leave for which the covered individual is receiving benefits under this title, the leave shall run concurrently with eligible leave that may be taken by the covered individual under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act.
(c) The Department may count the leave taken under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act against a covered individual's maximum duration of leave for which benefits are available under this title in an application year for the same purpose, if:
(d)(1) A covered individual may not be required to use or exhaust paid vacation, paid sick leave, or other paid time off under an employer policy before, or while, receiving benefits under this title.
(2) A covered individual and an employer may agree to use paid vacation, paid sick leave, or other paid time off while a covered individual is receiving benefits available under this title to replace the covered individual's wages up to 100% of the covered individual's average weekly wage during the period of leave for which benefits are received under this title.
(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (1) of this subsection, an employer may require that benefit payments under this title be made concurrently, or otherwise coordinated with payments made or leave that is allowed under the terms of a separate employer-provided leave policy due to parental care, family care, or military leave or under a disability policy.
(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, an individual receiving benefits under Title 8 of this article or wage replacement benefits under Title 9 of this article is not eligible to receive benefits under this title.
Credits
Added by Acts 2022, c. 48, § 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2023. Amended by Acts 2023, c. 258, § 1, eff. June 1, 2023; Acts 2023, c. 259, § 1, eff. June 1, 2023.
MD Code, Labor and Employment, § 8.3-702, MD LABOR & EMPLY § 8.3-702
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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