State House Oks bill requiring paid sick leave in Maryland – The Daily Progress
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A measure to require paid sick leave in Maryland advanced in the House of Delegates on Wednesday.
The Democrat-controlled House could pass the legislation as early as Friday.
The measure would require businesses with more than 15 employees to provide earned paid sick leave. Businesses with 14 or fewer employees would have to provide unpaid sick leave.
The bill advancing in the House would provide paid leave to more people than an alternative proposal by Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, supporters of the House measure say. The governor’s proposal would require employers with more than 50 employees to provide paid leave. Employers with fewer than 50 employees would be given tax relief incentives. Hogan proposed the alternative to ease requirements on small businesses.
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An analysis by the Maryland Center on Economic Policy estimated that the bill advancing in the legislature would expand paid sick leave to about 512,000 people who currently don’t have it. The analysis estimated the governor’s proposal would extend paid sick leave to 272,000 people at the most.
