The governor of Maryland recently signed legislation delaying the implementation of the paid family and medical leave (PFML) program until 2027 [H.B. 102, L. 2025]. PFML contributions will begin January 1, 2027, and benefits will be available by January 3, 2028. Employers will remit the first payments to the Maryland Department of Labor (DOL) in April 2027.
Prior Schedules
Under the previous schedule, employer and employee PFML contributions were set to begin July 1, 2025, and benefits were set to take effect beginning July 1, 2026. Originally, contributions and benefits were going to take effect even earlier – October 1, 2024, for contributions and January 1, 2026, for benefits, but the DOL suggested a delay.
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