Maryland
For Maryland, program name is FAMLI; benefits start date is January 2028; total contribution rate is 0.9 percent; employer share is split between employer and employee; employee share is split between employer and employee, recorded from its source on 2026-08-15.
- State
- Maryland verified
- Program name
- FAMLI verified
- Benefits start date
- January 2028 verified
- Total contribution rate
- 0.9 percent
- Employer share
- split between employer and employee
- Employee share
- split between employer and employee
- 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
- Medical leave duration
- 12 weeks
- Employer size threshold
- 15 employees
- Covered reasons
- bonding, own serious health condition, family caregiving, military exigency our reading
- Program website
- https://paidleave.maryland.gov/ verified
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
See <https://famli.colorado.gov/individuals-and-families/how-famli-works/premium-and-benefits-calculator> Colorado Benefits Calculator . 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 <https://paidleave.maryland.gov/about-the-program/> Maryland FAMLI program information .
— newamerica.org, retrieved 2026-08-15
Source
- newamerica.orghttps://www.newamerica.org/insights/explainer-paid-leave-benefits-and-funding-in-the-united-states/