Occupational Safety
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Benefits - Offset and Study [SB-377]
Altering the circumstances under which the payment of a benefit by a governmental unit or quasi-public corporation to a covered employee offsets the liability for benefits under the workers' compensation law; and stating that it is the intent of the General Assembly that the Maryland Association of Counties and the Professional Fire Fighters of Maryland jointly research and report data and analysis on the effects of the Act by December 1, 2024, to interested parties and certain committees of the General Assembly.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 410 on 05/03/2023
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Occupational Safety and Health - Public Buildings - Indoor Air Quality [SB-355]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Secretary of the Environment, the Secretary of Health, and the Director of the Maryland Energy Administration, to adopt a comprehensive indoor air quality standard for public buildings on or before October 31, 2025; requiring the Commissioner to establish a technical advisory committee to make certain recommendations regarding the development of the comprehensive indoor air quality standard; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - First Responders [HB-335]
Providing that a first responder who is diagnosed by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist with post-traumatic stress disorder is presumed under certain circumstances to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty and is compensable under workers' compensation law; limiting the applicability of the presumption to benefits for services related to the diagnosis and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder for a period of 2 years immediately following an initial diagnosis; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Occupational regulations. [HB-1343]
Occupational regulations. Provides that all occupational regulations must be limited to those demonstrably necessary and carefully tailored to fulfill legitimate public health, safety, or welfare objectives. Requires each public agency to conduct a review of all occupational regulations within the public agency's jurisdiction not later than July 1, 2025. Provides that a public agency shall take certain actions to modify or repeal an occupational regulation that does not conform to these standards. Provides that after July 1, 2025, a person who engages
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Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Speedy
Public Law 142 on 05/01/2023
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Arizona Fifty-sixth Legislature - First Regular Session (2023)
Pensions; domestic relations orders [HB-2433]
Pensions; domestic relations orders
Sponsored by: Rep. David Livingston
Chapter 34 on 04/11/2023
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Indiana 2023 Regular Session
Worksite speed control pilot program. [HB-1015]
Worksite speed control pilot program. Requires the Indiana department of transportation (department) to establish the worksite speed control pilot program (pilot program) for the purpose of enforcing worksite speed limits. Requires that the department: (1) work with the state police department to administer the pilot program; and (2) enter into an agreement with the state police department to share information regarding the pilot program. Permits the department to contract with a third party vendor to assist in implementing the pilot program. Provides
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Sponsored by: Sen. Blake Doriot
Public Law 120 on 05/01/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Energy Generation, Transmission, and Storage Projects - Required Community Benefit Agreement and Labor Standards [HB-569]
Requiring the Public Service Commission to condition the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain generating station or qualified generator lead line and an exemption from the requirement for a certificate of public convenience and necessity on the requirement that the developer of the project take all reasonable actions to enter into a community benefits agreement and adhere to certain labor standards and reporting requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [SB-530]
Requiring an employer who employs individuals in a food service facility or retail establishment to pay certain employees at a certain rate of pay for certain shifts of work, except under certain circumstances; and providing that certain employees employed in a food service facility or retail establishment have the right to decline to work hours that occur during the 11 hours following the end of a shift; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Energy Generation Projects - Required Community Benefit Agreement and Labor Standards [SB-418]
Requiring a person who is a developer of a project, on the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain generating station or qualified generator lead line and an exemption from the requirement for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, to take all reasonable actions to enter into a community benefits agreement and adhere to certain labor standards and reporting requirements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Third Reading Passed (33-14) on 03/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [HB-431]
Requiring an employer who employs individuals in a food service facility or retail establishment to pay certain employees at a certain rate of pay for certain shifts of work, except under certain circumstances; and providing that certain employees employed in a food service facility or retail establishment have the right to decline to work hours that occur during the 11 hours following the end of a shift; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Linda Foley
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/01/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – 9–1–1 Specialists [HB-439]
Providing that a 9-1-1 specialist who is diagnosed by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist with post-traumatic stress disorder is presumed to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty or course of employment and is compensable under the workers' compensation law.
Sponsored by: Rep. Terri Hill
Hearing 2/15 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - 9-1-1 Specialists [SB-374]
Providing that a 9-1-1 specialist who is diagnosed by a licensed psychologist or psychiatrist with post-traumatic stress disorder is presumed to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty or course of employment and is compensable under the workers' compensation law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - COVID-19 Occupational Disease Presumption [SB-10]
Establishing that first responders, public safety employees, and health care workers are presumed to have an occupational disease that is compensable under workers' compensation law after a positive test or diagnosis for COVID-19; and applying the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022
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Maine 130th Legislature
An Act To Ensure Safety across Maine's Construction Industry [HB-469]
An Act To Ensure Safety across Maine's Construction Industry
Sponsored by: Rep. Michael Sylvester
Passed To Be Enacted, In Concurrence. on 07/02/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership - Partnership Agreement - Requirements (Maryland Department of Transportation Promises Act of 2021) [SB-843]
Prohibiting the Board of Public Works from approving a public-private partnership agreement for the I-495 and I-270 Public-Private Partnership Program unless the agreement includes that at least 10% of the toll revenue remaining after construction costs be deposited in a special fund to be used only for transit projects in accordance with a certain memoranda; authorizing the public-private partnership agreement to require a bidder to agree to initiate a community benefit agreement; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing Canceled (budget And Taxation) on 02/19/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Unemployment Insurance - Study on System Reforms [SB-817]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor, in consultation with the Department of Legislative Services, to conduct a study regarding reforms to the State's unemployment insurance system; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to report monthly to the Department of Legislative Services and the Joint Committee on Unemployment Insurance Oversight on the status of the study, to consult with other stakeholders, and to consider any report of the National Academy of Social Insurance Unemployment Insurance Task Force of 2021; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 46 on 04/09/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Workers' Compensation - Occupational Disease Presumptions - COVID-19 [HB-1247]
Providing that certain covered employees who are suffering from the effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are presumed, under certain circumstances, to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty or course of employment and is compensable in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Alonzo Washington
Hearing 3/02 At 1:30 P.m. on 02/09/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19 [SB-756]
Providing that certain covered employees who are suffering from the effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are presumed, under certain circumstances, to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty or course of employment and is compensable in a certain manner; requiring an individual who is eligible for benefits under certain provisions of the Act to provide a copy of a certain test or written documentation to the employer or insurer; applying the Act retroactively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Workers’ Compensation – Occupational Disease Presumptions – COVID–19 [SB-725]
Providing that certain covered employees who are suffering from the effects of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 are presumed, under certain circumstances, to have an occupational disease that was suffered in the line of duty or course of employment and is compensable in a certain manner.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Hearing 3/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Worker Safety and Health - Injury and Illness Prevention Program [SB-728]
Requiring employers with 10 or more employees, or whose rate of work-related injury and illness exceeds the average incidence rate of all industries in the State to develop and implement a health and safety committee to promote health and safety in the workplace; providing for the membership, meetings, and duties of the committee; requiring that the committee maintain certain records and retain the records for a certain period of time; requiring each employer to establish and maintain an injury and illness prevention program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing Canceled on 02/19/2021