Maryland Code, Labor and Employment § 3-1201

(b)(1) “Eligible employee” means an individual who has requested that an employer provide parental leave and who, as of the date that the requested parental leave begins, will have been employed by that employer for at least:

(2) “Eligible employee” does not include an individual:

(c)(1) “Employer” means a person who employs at least 15 but not more than 49 individuals in the State for each working day during each of 20 or more calendar workweeks in the current or preceding calendar year.

(2) “Employer” includes:

(d)(1) “Employment benefits” means benefits provided or made available to an employee by an employer.

(2) “Employment benefits” includes group life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, sick leave, annual leave, educational benefits, and pensions.