Private Sector Labor And Industry
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Health and Welfare of H–2 Visa and Migrant Workers – COVID–19 Pandemic – Regulations (Healthy Farmworkers Act) [HB-577]
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to adopt certain regulations, on or before October 1, 2021, relating to housing, accommodations, safety, health, rights, and welfare of H-2A and H-2B visa and migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/25/2021
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Labor and Employment - Employment Standards During an Emergency (Maryland Essential Workers' Protection Act) [HB-581]
Requiring each essential employer to take certain actions related to occupational safety and health during an emergency; providing that an essential worker has the right to refuse to perform a certain task as provided under certain provisions of law; requiring essential employers to take certain steps to minimize the risk of transmission of an infectious disease; requiring essential employers to report certain test results to the Maryland Department of Health; requiring the Department to categorize and the publish the results; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 736 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Agricultural Stands, Retail Farms, and Farmers' Markets [SB-502]
Establishing an exemption from the Maryland Wage and Hour Law for an individual employed at an agricultural stand, a retail farm, or a farmers' market that primarily sells agricultural products that the employer has produced.
Sponsored by: Sen. Douglas Peters
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/26/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Leave With Pay - Bereavement Leave [SB-473]
Authorizing employees of certain employers to use certain leave with pay for bereavement leave; defining the term "bereavement leave" as leave an employee is allowed to use on the death of a member of the employee's immediate family; and defining the term "child" for purposes of certain bereavement leave to include an adopted, biological, or foster child, a stepchild, or a legal ward.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Washington
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 574 on 05/30/2021
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Health Facilities - Residential Service Agencies - Guidance and Reporting [SB-384]
Requiring the Office of the Attorney General, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health and the Maryland Department of Labor, to produce a guidance document, by December 30, 2021, concerning the application of employee protection laws to the use of personal care aides by residential service agencies; requiring a residential service agency to certify certain information on a certain form and through the signature of a certain individual as a condition of obtaining an initial license to operate and every 3 years thereafter; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 776 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Railroad Company - Movement of Freight - Required Crew [HB-492]
Prohibiting a train or light engine used in the movement of freight in the same rail corridor as a high-speed passenger or commuter train from being operated in the State unless it has at least two crew members; establishing certain penalties; providing that a railroad company is solely responsible for certain actions of its agents or employees; prohibiting a county or municipal corporation from enacting and enforcing more stringent measures; requiring certain notice be made to the Department of Legislative Services; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2021) [SB-211]
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, 2022, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to pay certain contributions; authorizing, beginning July 1, 2023, 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. Antonio Hayes
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Applicability [SB-165]
Providing that the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act does not apply to employees of a county board of education who are called to work on an as-needed basis, can reject or accept the shift offered by the county board of education, and are not guaranteed to be called on to work by the county board of education.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Electric Generation - Transition From Fossil Fuels - Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Plan and Fund (Maryland Coal Community Transition Act of 2021) [HB-66]
Prohibiting the carbon dioxide emissions rate for certain affected electric generating units from exceeding 180 pounds per million British thermal units; establishing the Fossil Fuel Community Transition Fund to provide grants to certain individuals and communities; requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to establish certain policies and procedures for the administration of the Fund; requiring the Maryland Energy Administration to use the Maryland Strategic Energy Investment Fund to provide certain funding; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/25/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Leave With Pay – Bereavement Leave [HB-56]
Authorizing employees of certain employers to use certain leave with pay for bereavement leave; defining the term "bereavement leave" as leave an employee is allowed to use on the death of a member of the employee's immediate family; and defining the term "child" for purposes of certain bereavement leave to include an adopted, biological, or foster child, a stepchild, or a legal ward.
Sponsored by: Rep. Regina Boyce
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 573 on 05/30/2021
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Labor and Employment - Occupational Safety and Health - Handwashing Facilities on Construction Sites [HB-64]
Requiring employers operating construction sites in the State to provide an adequate handwashing facility on the construction sites; requiring that the handwashing facilities include potable water, be in an accessible location, be adequate for the number of workers, and be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition; requiring the employers to allow workers on the construction sites to have reasonable access to the handwashing facilities during the workday; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shaneka Henson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/25/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Verification [HB-350]
Altering the circumstances under which an employer is authorized to require an employee who uses certain sick and safe leave to provide verification that the leave was used appropriately; and authorizing certain employers to deny a certain request to take certain sick and safe leave under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/10/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Hiring - Higher Education Requirements (Give Me a Chance Act) [SB-191]
Prohibiting an employer from developing or implementing an application or hiring process that uses a higher education degree as a certain limitation except in certain circumstances; prohibiting an employer from using an applicant's lack of a higher education degree to deny an applicant the opportunity to apply for a position except under certain circumstances; prohibiting an employer from inquiring during the interview process about an applicant's lack of a higher education degree except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
First Reading Finance on 01/13/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
State and Local Government and Public Institutions of Higher Education - Teleworking [HB-73]
Establishing the Office of Telework Assistance in the Department of Commerce to establish best practices for telework policies; establishing the Business Telework Assistance Grant Program to assist businesses in implementing telework policies; requiring each governing body of a county or municipality to establish telework programs; requiring the State Court Administrator, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House, and the presidents of public institutions of higher education to establish telework programs and guidelines; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Carol Krimm
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 696 on 05/30/2021
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Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor [HB-298]
Requiring the Secretary of the Environment to prepare a certain recommendation in connection with certain issues considered by the Public Service Commission; requiring the Secretary of Natural Resources to incorporate an evaluation of the impact of certain electric power plants on climate change into the Power Plant Research Program; requiring the Commission to consider the maintenance of fair and stable labor standards and the protection of the global climate in supervising and regulating certain public service companies; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 614 on 05/30/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Direct Care Workforce Innovation Program [SB-307]
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 Governor to include a $250,000 appropriation in the annual budget bill for the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Guy Guzzone
Hearing 1/21 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Apprenticeship and Training Council - Representation [SB-131]
Requiring the Apprenticeship and Training Council and consultants to the Council to include representation by individuals who are Black and Latino.
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/02/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act of 2021) [HB-375]
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, 2022, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to pay certain contributions; authorizing, beginning July 1, 2023, a covered individual taking certain leave from employment to submit a claim for benefits; authorizing the establishment of private employer plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
Hearing Canceled on 02/08/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Correctional Education – Changes to Mandatory Education Requirements [SB-86]
Increasing, from 120 to 240, the number of required days for a certain mandatory education program for correctional institutions in the Division of Correction.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/14 At 11:00 A.m. on 12/23/2021
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Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Secure Maryland Wage Act [SB-107]
Requiring that certain employees working at a heightened security interest location be paid a certain wage for certain periods of time; requiring certain employers to pay certain covered employees a certain supplement benefit rate in a certain manner beginning January 1, 2026; declaring findings of the General Assembly with regard to the ability to attract and retain qualified employees to heightened security locations; specifying that certain provisions of the Act do not diminish certain collective bargaining rights; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021