Maryland
For Maryland, program name is Time to Care Act; benefits start date is January 2028; total contribution rate is 0.9%; employer share is split with employee; employee share is split with employer, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02; source re-checked 2026-10-06.
- State
- Maryland verified
- Program name
- Time to Care Act
- Benefits start date
- January 2028 verified
- Total contribution rate
- 0.9% verified
- Employer share
- split with employee our reading
- Employee share
- split with employer our reading
- Maximum weekly benefit
- $1,000 verified
- Wage replacement formula
- 90 percent for workers with an individual average weekly wage that is 65 percent or less of SAWW plus 50 percent of wages that are above 65 percent of SAWW verified
- Family leave duration
- 12 weeks verified
- Medical leave duration
- 12 weeks
- Employer size threshold
- 15 employees for employer contribution our reading
- Covered reasons
- bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving our reading
- Program website
- https://paidleave.maryland.gov/ our reading
Values marked our reading are our classification of what the source says — the source does not print them in those words. The quote below is the evidence for each one; judge it yourself.
What the source says
Maryland’s wage replacement rate is 90 percent for workers with an individual average weekly wage that is 65 percent or less of SAWW plus 50 percent of wages that are above 65 percent of SAWW. The maximum benefit will be $1,000 a week beginning in January 2028 annually thereafter; the minimum benefit is $50 a week. See Maryland FAMLI program information.
— newamerica.org, retrieved 2026-09-02
Where each value comes from
These values are stated in different places, and not all on the same page, so each is shown with the passage that states it and the source that passage came from.
Benefits start date and Family leave duration
Starting January 2028, eligible employees will be able to take up to 12 weeks of paid, job-protected leave.
— from paidleave.maryland.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Total contribution rate
MD Labor set the initial contribution rate at 0.9% of wages up to the Social Security wage cap.
— from paidleave.maryland.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Maximum weekly benefit
Employees will be able to welcome a new child, tend to a serious health condition, care for a loved one, or manage urgent family needs related to deployment—while still being paid up to $1,000 per week.
— from paidleave.maryland.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02
Sources
- newamerica.orghttps://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/
- paidleave.maryland.govhttps://paidleave.maryland.gov/
- paidleave.maryland.govhttps://paidleave.maryland.gov/employers/make-contributions/