Labor, Department Of
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Incentive Programs for Hiring and Retraining - List [HB-835]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Human Services ]
[Public Safety ]
[Economic Development ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to develop a list of any federal or State incentive programs available to an employer who hires and trains formerly incarcerated individuals; and requiring the Department to make the list available on the main page of the Department's website.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dalya Attar
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 336 on 05/08/2020
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Public Safety - Hydraulic Elevator Inspections - Privately Owned Buildings [SB-618]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Removing a certain type of hydraulic elevator in a privately owned building from a requirement for a certain test; requiring, beginning October 1, 2022, a certain annual test on a certain type of hydraulic elevator in a privately owned building be performed by a licensed elevator mechanic in the presence of a third-party qualified elevator inspector; altering a certain date to October 1, 2021 on which certain elevator inspections are required to begin; and requiring the Secretary of Labor to make certain reports; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 569 on 05/08/2020
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Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment [SB-539]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to provide temporary benefits to a covered individual who is taking leave from employment; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2021, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to pay certain contributions; authorizing, beginning July 1, 2022, a covered individual taking certain leave from employment to submit a claim for benefits; authorizing the establishment of private employer plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Labor and Employment - Grant Program for Workforce Skills Assessment [SB-419]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Grant Program for Workforce Skills Assessment in the Maryland Department of Labor; providing that the purpose of the Program is to provide financial assistance to an employer for the administration of assessments that measure workplace or job-related skills of employees who are State residents; authorizing the Governor to include an annual appropriation to the Program in the State budget; requiring the Department to implement and administer the Program and adopt certain regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2020
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Sales and Use Tax - Vendor Collection Credit - Job Training [SB-448]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing certain vendors who are qualified job training organizations to claim a credit for the expense of collecting and paying the sales and use tax; prohibiting, for any calendar year, the total amount of credits a vendor may claim from exceeding $250,000; requiring a vendor to be certified as a qualified job training organization before claiming a certain credit; authorizing a vendor to submit an application to the Secretary of Labor to be certified as a qualified job training organization; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Third Reading Passed (45-0) on 03/15/2020
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Sales and Use Tax - Vendor Collection Credit - Job Training [HB-594]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Authorizing certain vendors who are qualified job training organizations to claim a credit for the expense of collecting and paying the sales and use tax; prohibiting a vendor from claiming certain credits against the sales and use tax if the vendor claims a certain credit; requiring a vendor to be certified as a qualified job training organization before claiming a certain credit; authorizing a vendor to submit a certain application to the Secretary of Labor; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2020
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Labor and Employment - Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program [SB-449]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Establishing the Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program in the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning within the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring the Division to provide certain matching grants to certain entities to create and expand on successful recruitment and retention strategies that address certain barriers to increasing the population of direct care workers; requiring the Division to issue a request for certain applications from certain entities for certain matching grants each year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 03/15/2020
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Real Property - Regulation of Common Ownership Community Managers [HB-592]
[Real Estate ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Housing ]
[Construction ]
[Community Development ]
Creating the State Board of Common Ownership Community Managers in the Maryland Department of Labor; providing for the composition of the Board, the appointment, terms, and expenses of Board members, and the powers, duties, and functions of the Board; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to allocate not more than $100,000 for the establishment of the Board in fiscal year 2021; providing that the Act does not prohibit certain persons from providing services under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/16/2020
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Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Civil Penalties [HB-579]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
Providing that certain maximum penalty amounts the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights is authorized to seek if it finds that a respondent has engaged in a discriminatory act regarding public accommodations and certain actions by persons licensed or regulated by a unit in the Maryland Department of Labor do not apply if the discriminatory act is committed by the agent or employee of the respondent; requiring any civil penalties collected under the Act be paid to the complainant, not the General Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Bonnie Cullison
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/13/2020
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State Procurement - Payment of Employee Health Care Expenses - Revisions [HB-583]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a certain bidder, contractor, or subcontractor to demonstrate the payment of certain employee health care expenses in a certain manner on or before July 1, 2021; altering the definition of "subcontractor" for the purposes of certain provisions of law related to the payment of employee health care expenses by bidders, contractors, and subcontractors to include a person added to a contract with the State after a contract is awarded and to limit the application to subcontractors providing construction services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 264 on 05/08/2020
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State Procurement - Payment of Employee Health Care Expenses - Revisions [HB-583]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Insurance ]
[Public Health ]
Authorizing a certain bidder, contractor, or subcontractor to demonstrate the payment of certain employee health care expenses in a certain manner on or before July 1, 2021; altering the definition of "subcontractor" for the purposes of certain provisions of law related to the payment of employee health care expenses by bidders, contractors, and subcontractors to include a person added to a contract with the State after a contract is awarded and to limit the application to subcontractors providing construction services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Shane Pendergrass
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 264 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland Commission on Civil Rights - Civil Penalties [SB-364]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Human Rights ]
Providing that certain maximum penalty amounts the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights is authorized to seek if it finds that a respondent has engaged in a discriminatory act regarding public accommodations and certain actions by persons licensed or regulated by a unit in the Maryland Department of Labor do not apply if the discriminatory act is committed by the agent or employee of the respondent; requiring any civil penalties collected under the Act be paid to the complainant, not the General Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing Canceled on 01/29/2020
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Plastics and Packaging Reduction Act [SB-313]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Environmental ]
Prohibiting a store from distributing plastic carryout bags to a customer at the point of sale; requiring a store to charge and collect at least 10 cents for each durable carryout bag the store provides to a customer; authorizing a store to retain all money collected under certain circumstances; providing certain penalties for certain violations of the Act under certain circumstances; establishing the Single-Use Products Workgroup; requiring the Workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding single-use products; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Favorable With Amendments Report By Finance on 03/18/2020
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Business Regulation - Innkeepers - Records and Human Trafficking Awareness Training [HB-382]
[Crime ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Public Safety ]
[Tourism ]
[Human Services ]
Requiring an innkeeper to maintain a computerized record-keeping system of all guest transactions and receipts; requiring that certain records be kept for not less than 6 months from the date of the creation of the record; requiring the Governor's Office of Crime Control and Prevention and the Maryland Department of Labor to approve an educational training program and a refresher training program for identification and reporting of suspected human trafficking; providing certain requirements for a certain training program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mark Chang
Hearing 2/11 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2020
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Occupational and Professional Licensing - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Revisions to Reciprocity Requirements [HB-349]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Small Business ]
Altering the application requirements for a service member, veteran, or military spouse to apply for an occupational or professional license from a unit in the Maryland Department of Labor to require submission of proof that the applicant has held a license in good standing from another state for at least 1 year; authorizing the issuance of a temporary license to certain individuals who have held a valid license from another state for less than 1 year provided that the license is in good standing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 176 on 05/08/2020
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Occupational and Professional Licensing - Service Members, Veterans, and Military Spouses - Revisions to Reciprocity Requirements [SB-280]
[Veterans ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Military ]
Altering the application requirements for a service member, veteran, or military spouse to apply for an occupational or professional license from a unit in the Maryland Department of Labor to require submission of proof that the applicant has held a certain license from another state for at least 1 year; authorizing the issuance of a temporary license to certain individuals who have held a valid license from another state for less than 1 year provided that the license is in good standing; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 177 on 05/08/2020
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Plastic Bag Reduction Act [HB-209]
[Environmental ]
[Waste Management / Recycling ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Manufacturing ]
Prohibiting, on or after July 1, 2021, a certain retail establishment from distributing plastic carryout bags to a customer at the point of sale; providing that, on or after July 1, 2021, only the State may enact a law or take other action to prohibit, restrict, or regulate the use of certain plastic bags by a retail establishment, that certain authority of a county or municipality is preempted, and that certain laws or ordinances are superseded; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to adopt certain regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Favorable Report By Finance on 03/18/2020
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Public Health - State-Provided Health Care Benefits [HB-188]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Establishing the Office of Health Care Coverage in the Maryland Department of Health to establish and carry out the HealthcareMaryland Program to provide benefits to State residents who do not receive federal benefits through Medicare, TRICARE, plans that are subject to ERISA, or any other federal medical program; requiring the Office to contract with a certain number of managed care organizations; requiring certain employers to pay to the Secretary of Labor a certain annual payroll tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/06/2020
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Public Health - State-Provided Health Care Benefits [HB-188]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Taxes ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Medicare and Medicaid ]
Establishing the Office of Health Care Coverage in the Maryland Department of Health to establish and carry out the HealthcareMaryland Program to provide benefits to State residents who do not receive federal benefits through Medicare, TRICARE, plans that are subject to ERISA, or any other federal medical program; requiring the Office to contract with a certain number of managed care organizations; requiring certain employers to pay to the Secretary of Labor a certain annual payroll tax; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jheanelle Wilkins
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/06/2020
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Public Safety - Maryland Building Performance Standards [HB-153]
[Public Safety ]
[Construction ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
Altering the time, from 18 months to 36 months after issuance, within which the Maryland Department of Labor is required to adopt each subsequent version of the Maryland Building Performance Standards.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Unfavorable Report By Environment And Transportation on 03/06/2020