Private Sector Labor And Industry
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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Employment of Minors - Opportunities for Work [SB-420]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, subject to a certain limitation, to release certain personal information of a minor who has a work permit to employers and apprenticeship sponsors, educational programs and institutions, and local workforce development boards that have requested and have registered with the Department for the purpose of receiving the information.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Employment Standards and Conditions - Definition of Employer [HB-299]
Adding a general definition of "employer" to be used in interpreting provisions of law relating to employment standards and conditions.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022) [SB-275]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund; requiring, beginning October 1, 2023, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to contribute to the Fund; requiring the Secretary to establish the total rate of contribution and the percentages of the total rate of contribution to be paid by certain employees and employers; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Gubernatorial Veto Override (legislative Date: 4/8/2022) - Chapter 48 on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Employment Standards - Seating for Employees (Right to Sit Act of 2022) [HB-258]
Establishing requirements of employers related to the provision of seating for employees by employers; and establishing certain enforcement mechanisms, including by creating a private right of action.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Employment Standards and Conditions - Definition of Employer [SB-224]
Adding a general definition of "employer" to be used in interpreting provisions of law relating to employment standards and conditions.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/20/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Uninsured Employers’ Fund – Payments to Former Employees of Bethlehem Steel Corporation [SB-177]
Altering the workers' compensation benefits that the Director of the Uninsured Employers' Fund is required to pay to former employees of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation; and applying the Act retroactively.
Sponsored by: Sen.
First Reading Finance on 01/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
State Board of Architects - Sunset Extension [SB-199]
Continuing the State Board of Architects in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2025, the termination provisions relating to certain statutory and regulatory authority of the Board.
Sponsored by: Sen.
House Conference Committee Appointed (delegates Qi, Charkoudian And Pippy) on 04/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning - Apprenticeship and Training Council - Sunset Extension [SB-205]
Continuing the Apprenticeship and Training Council in accordance with the provisions of the Maryland Program Evaluation Act (sunset law) by extending to July 1, 2034, the termination provisions relating to the statutory and regulatory authority of the Council.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 125 on 04/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Hiring - Education Requirements (Give Me A Chance - Job Opportunities Act of 2022) [SB-66]
Prohibiting an employer from developing or implementing an application or hiring process that uses an applicant's or employee's lack of achievement of a certain level of education in employment decisions unless a minimum educational qualification is required to obtain an occupational license; authorizing an employer to inquire as to an applicant's academic achievement after an initial offer of employment, but may not rescind the offer based on the applicant's response; providing certain penalties under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law - Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act) [SB-78]
Altering certain provisions related to the payment of wages, including the application, penalty, and enforcement provisions of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, the provision of information related to the payment of wages by employers to employees, and adverse actions by an employer.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 01/24/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Discrimination in Employment - Reasonable Accommodations for Applicants With Disabilities [HB-78]
Prohibiting an employer from failing or refusing to make a certain accommodation for the known disability of an applicant for employment; and establishing that an employer is not required to accommodate an applicant for employment's disability if the accommodation would cause undue hardship on the conduct of the employer's business.
Sponsored by: Rep. Mike Rogers
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 325 on 05/12/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2022) [HB-8]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide certain benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2023, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to contribute to the Fund in a certain manner; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
Hearing Canceled on 01/25/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law – Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act) [HB-72]
Altering certain provisions related to the payment of wages, including the application, penalty, and enforcement provisions of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, the provision of information related to the payment of wages by employers to employees, and adverse actions by an employer.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/14/2022
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – General Contractor Liability – Applicability [SB-947]
Clarifying that a certain provision of law governing a general contractor's liability for unpaid wages owed to employees of a subcontractor applies only to general contractors on a project for construction services under a contract entered into after September 30, 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
First Reading Senate Rules on 02/24/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law - Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act) [SB-848]
Requiring that a certain summary that certain employers are required to keep conspicuously posted in certain places of employment include certain antiretaliation provisions; prohibiting certain employers from taking certain actions under the Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law; prohibiting certain employers from discriminating against certain employees under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing Canceled on 02/16/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Traditional Trade Apprenticeship Fund [SB-903]
Establishing the Traditional Trade Apprenticeship Fund in the Maryland Department of Labor as a special, nonlapsing fund; specifying the purpose of the Fund; requiring the Secretary of Labor to administer the Fund; specifying the contents of the Fund; requiring the Director of Apprenticeship and Training to distribute grants of up to $50,000 per participant for a certain purpose; requiring the Director to establish application criteria for programs receiving grants from the Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Hearing Canceled on 02/16/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law – Antiretaliation Provisions [SB-912]
Prohibiting certain employers from taking certain actions under the Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law; prohibiting certain employers from discriminating against certain employees under certain circumstances; altering the list of acts that constitute adverse action under a certain provision of law to include a reduction in work hours or other unfavorable schedule changes and the reporting of the suspected citizenship or immigration status of an employee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing Canceled on 02/16/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Workplace Fraud Act – Rebuttable Presumption of the Employer–Employee Relationship [SB-806]
Establishing that an employer may overcome the presumption of an employer-employee relationship under the Workplace Fraud Act and establish that a certain individual is acting as an independent contractor on a certain showing.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/09/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Post-Crisis Jobs Act of 2021 [SB-894]
Authorizing certain applicants to complete certain education or training requirements through a certain digital learning program; requiring the Department of Labor to provide to the chief elected official of a county demographic data and the addresses, occupations, and last known employers of unemployment insurance recipients in the county; establishing the Digital Learning Conversion Grant Program, the Basic Numeracy and Literacy Skills Grant Program, and the Recruitment of High Growth Industries Workers Grant Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/02/2021