2018 Maryland Code
Labor and Employment
Title 3 - Employment Standards and Conditions
Subtitle 13 - Healthy Working Families Act.
§ 3-1306. Notifications to employees.
(a) In general. -- An employer shall notify the employer's employees that the employees are entitled to earned sick and safe leave under this subtitle.
(b) Contents. -- The notice provided under subsection (a) of this section shall include:
(1) a statement of how earned sick and safe leave is accrued under § 3-1304 of this subtitle;
(2) the purposes for which the employer is required to allow an employee to use earned sick and safe leave under § 3-1305 of this subtitle;
(3) a statement regarding the prohibition:
(i) in § 3-1309 of this subtitle against the employer taking adverse action against an employee who exercises a right under this subtitle; and
(ii) in § 3-1310 of this subtitle against an employee making a complaint, bringing an action, or testifying in an action in bad faith; and
(4) information regarding the right of an employee to report an alleged violation of this subtitle by the employer to the Commissioner or to bring a civil action under § 3-1308(c) of this subtitle.
(c) Commissioner to provide materials and technical assistance. -- The Commissioner shall:
(1) create and make available a poster and a model notice at no charge to the employer that may be used by an employer to comply with subsection (a) of this section;
(2) develop a model sick and safe leave policy that an employer may use as a sick and safe leave policy in an employee handbook or other written guidance to employees concerning employee benefits or leave provided by the employer; and
(3) provide technical assistance to an employer, if an employer requests assistance regarding implementing the provisions of this subtitle.
(d) Posting notice. -- The Department shall post the notice and model sick and safe leave policy created and developed under subsection (c)(1) and (2) of this section on the Department's website in a downloadable format.
