Maryland’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) program is set to begin this July. But amid a $3 billion budget shortfall and rapid-fire policy decisions from Washington, Maryland Labor Secretary Portia Wu proposes delaying the implementation of the program by 18 months to help the state, employers and workers prepare amid “huge instability and uncertainty.” The program has already faced delays. The 2022 legislation establishing the fund was vetoed by then-Governor Hogan, a veto that was overridden. It was supposed to start issuing benefits by January of this year, but that was postponed for a year by lawmakers.
Proposed timeline: The Maryland Department of Labor is now proposing to delay the implementation once more, so that payroll deductions would begin Jan. 1, 2027, with benefits available on Jan. 1, 2028. Read More
