Maryland’s 2023 legislative session has concluded with new legislation impacting Maryland employers. Governor Wes Moore has already signed into law the Fair Wage Act of 2023, accelerating the minimum wage rate in Maryland to $15 per hour, effective January 1, 2024.
Colorado voters approved a ballot initiative for a state-run paid family leave benefits program. Under Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance FAMLI program, employees make contributions into FAMLI fund, employees take 12 weeks of paid leave per year family leave.
On the same day that Mesa County joined dozens of local governments and public entities around Colorado in opting out of the state’s new Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI)
Maryland’s newly enacted Time to Care Act of 2022 TTCA, Maryland workers will be able to apply for paid leave benefits from a state fund beginning on January 1, 2025. TTCA creates a Family and Medical Leave Insurance FAMLI Fund to provide up to twelve weeks of paid leave.