(a) In this subtitle the following words have the meanings indicated. (b) “Eligible employee” means an individual who has requested that an employer provide organ donation leave and who, as of the date that the requested organ donation leave begins, will have been employed by that employer for at least: (1) a 12–month period; and (2) 1,250 hours during […]
(a) Subject to subsection (b) of this section, an eligible employee is entitled to the following unpaid organ donation leave: (1) up to 60 business days in any 12–month period to serve as an organ donor; and (2) up to 30 business days in any 12–month period to serve as a bone marrow donor. (b) To receive organ donation […]
(a) An employer may not consider any period of time during which an eligible employee takes organ donation leave to be a break in the eligible employee’s continuous service for the purpose of the eligible employee’s right to salary adjustments, sick leave, vacation, paid time off, annual leave, or seniority. (b) An eligible employee who returns to […]
(a) During any period that an eligible employee takes organ donation leave, an employer shall maintain coverage of a group health plan for the duration of the organ donation leave and in the same manner that coverage would have been provided if the eligible employee had continued in employment continuously for the duration of the organ […]
The Commissioner shall adopt regulations to implement the provisions of this subtitle.
(a) Whenever the Commissioner determines that this subtitle has been violated, the Commissioner shall: (1) try to resolve informally by mediation any issue involved in the violation; or (2) ask the Attorney General to bring an action on behalf of the eligible employee. (b) The Attorney General may bring an action under this section for injunctive relief, damages, or […]
(a) An employer may not: (1) violate any provision of this subtitle; (2) hinder, delay, or otherwise interfere with the Commissioner or an authorized representative of the Commissioner in the enforcement of this subtitle; or (3) discharge or otherwise discriminate against an employee because the employee has: (i) requested or taken organ donation leave authorized under this subtitle; (ii) made a […]
(a) This subtitle may not be construed to diminish the obligation of an employer to comply with a collective bargaining agreement or an employment benefit program or plan that provides greater organ donation leave rights to employees than the rights established under this subtitle. (b) The rights established for employees under this subtitle may not be diminished […]
This subtitle may not be construed to discourage employers from adopting or retaining leave policies more generous than policies that comply with this subtitle.
