HB06212 - Earned Family and Medical Leave

• Establishes a Family and Medical Leave Compensation Program administered by the Labor Department, providing up to 12 workweeks of paid family and medical leave per 12-month period to eligible employees starting July 1, 2020.

• Creates a Family and Medical Leave Compensation Trust Fund funded by employee payroll contributions (minimum $4 million monthly) with benefits capped at $1,000 per week, adjusted annually for inflation.

• Expands eligible leave reasons to include birth, adoption, caring for family members (including grandparents, grandchildren, and siblings) with serious health conditions, employee's own serious health condition, organ donation, and military caregiver leave.

• Requires employers with 2+ employees to provide notice of leave entitlements and prohibits retaliation for requesting or using family and medical leave; employees earning at least $2,325 in their highest quarter within prior 5 quarters are eligible.

• Allows self-employed individuals and sole proprietors to voluntarily enroll in the program for minimum 3-year initial periods, with compensation coordinated with other wage replacement programs to prevent double-payment.