Private Sector Labor And Industry
Maryland 2021 Regular Session
Utility Regulation - Consideration of Climate and Labor [SB-83]
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: Sen. Benjamin Kramer
Hearing 1/26 At 1:00 P.m. on 12/23/2021
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Electric Generation – Transition From Fossil Fuels – Carbon Dioxide Emissions Rate and Transition Plan and Fund (Maryland Coal Community Transition Act of 2021) [SB-148]
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: Sen. Brian Feldman
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/12/2021
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Occupational Safety and Health Standards to Protect Employees - Aerosol Transmissible Diseases and COVID-19 [HB-124]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to adopt regulations, by October 1, 2021, establishing an occupational safety and health standard protecting employees from exposure to aerosol transmissible diseases; requiring the Secretary of Labor, the Commissioner, and the Maryland Department of Health to develop an Emergency Temporary Occupational Safety and Health Standard to Protect Employees From COVID-19 by March 1, 2021, and to make the information available on the Department of Labor's website; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kriselda Valderrama
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 04/10/2021
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Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity [HB-420]
Establishing that certain employers are not liable, under certain circumstances, for negligently hiring or failing to adequately supervise an employee based on evidence that the employee has received probation before judgment for an offense or has been convicted of an offense; providing that the Act does not limit or abrogate certain other immunities or defenses; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/25/2021
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Career Preparation Expansion Act [SB-978]
Authorizing a student or a student's parent or guardian to release the student's Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery score to certain apprenticeship programs and certain employers; authorizing the State Department of Education to adopt regulations requiring the award of credit toward high school graduation for time spent in certain apprenticeship programs; authorizing a Workforce Development Sequence Scholarship to assist with the cost of participation in certain apprenticeship programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 695 on 05/15/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Income Tax – Subtraction Modification – Entities That Provide Paid Sick Leave [SB-890]
Allowing a subtraction modification under the State income tax for the first $20,000 of nonpassive income received by a member of certain pass-through entities that meet certain requirements; providing that the subtraction modification applies only to the nonpassive income of a member of an eligible pass-through entity if certain conditions are met; providing that certain individuals and married couples with federal adjusted gross income in excess of certain amounts are not eligible for the subtraction modification; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
Unfavorable Report By Budget And Taxation; Withdrawn on 03/19/2018
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Labor and Employment - General Contractor Liability for Unpaid Wages [SB-853]
Providing that certain general contractors are jointly and severally liable for certain violations of the wage payment and collection law by a subcontractor regardless of whether the subcontractor is in a direct contractual relationship with the general contractor; requiring a subcontractor to indemnify a general contractor for certain wages, damages, interest, penalties, or fees except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(b) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 17 on 04/05/2018
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Public Safety – Elevator Inspections – Testing and Apprenticeship Program [SB-831]
Requiring that a certain test on an elevator unit performed in connection with a certain inspection be performed by a certain licensed elevator mechanic; requiring a third-party qualified elevator inspector to be physically present during a certain test in its entirety to witness that the test has been performed correctly and to verify the proper recording of the result; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to establish an apprenticeship program for third-party qualified elevator inspectors; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Third Reading Passed (44-0) on 04/05/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Exemptions [SB-712]
Repealing the inclusion of local governments in the definition of "employer" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing earned sick and safe leave; exempting from certain provisions of law governing earned sick and safe leave certain employees who are employed by county boards of education or nonprofit entities or who regularly work at facilities at which their employers offer the employees access to an on-site health clinic that has operating costs of at least $1,000,000 per year; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
First Reading Finance on 02/02/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Career Youth and Public Sector Apprenticeship Act [SB-618]
Authorizing a county board of education to award credit to a high school student who completes work-based training or classroom instruction under a registered apprenticeship program; authorizing a county board to count toward high school attendance the time certain apprentices spend during certain work-based training with certain employers; requiring the State Board of Education to report on progress, by high school and community college, toward the attainment of certain goals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Delegates Luedtke, Wilkins, And Rose on 04/09/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Work Contracts - Suits by Employees [SB-572]
Authorizing employees on a public work contract to sue to recover the difference between certain prevailing wage rates and the amounts received by the employees; providing that a certain determination by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry does not preclude certain employees from filing a certain action; and providing for the liability of certain contractors and subcontractors under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/25/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Payment of the Minimum Wage Required (Fight for Fifteen) [SB-543]
Specifying the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for certain time periods; increasing, except under certain circumstances, the State minimum wage rate based on the annual growth in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area; specifying the tip credit amount that is in effect for certain time periods; prohibiting an employer, beginning July 1, 2026, from including the tip credit amount as part of the wage of certain employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2018
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Labor and Employment - Regulation of Farm Labor Contractors and Foreign Labor Contractors [SB-526]
Providing that an agreement by a foreign worker to waive certain rights is void as contrary to public policy; requiring an individual to be licensed by the Commissioner before the individual may perform a foreign labor contracting service in the State for consideration; providing that a certain license authorizes the licensee to perform foreign labor contracting services for consideration; requiring a licensee to take certain actions while performing a foreign labor contracting service in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2018
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Career Apprenticeship Investment Act [SB-517]
Authorizing the Governor to provide an additional $2,000,000 annually, in addition to the $1,000,000 annual appropriation, to the Maryland Higher Education Commission for Workforce Development Sequence Scholarships; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to create a statewide media campaign to promote participation in career and technical education, apprenticeships, and workforce development in workforce shortage occupations in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/20 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 03/20/2018
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Hospitals - Changes in Status - Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement [SB-390]
Specifying the contents of a certain plan for retraining and placing certain displaced employees who work for a hospital that proposes to close, partially close, or convert to a certain freestanding medical facility; altering the purpose of a certain program the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation is required to establish to include certain employees; requiring the Department, before using the program established by the Act, to determine if there are other sufficiently funded programs in the Department to provide certain training; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Special Order Until Next Session (senator Miller) Adopted on 04/09/2018
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Labor and Employment - Pay Scales and Wage History Information [SB-377]
Requiring an employer to provide the pay scale for a position to an applicant for employment on request; prohibiting employers from relying on wage history information, except under certain circumstances, for certain purposes and seeking the wage history information by certain methods and from certain persons; specifying that an employer is not subject to a certain criminal penalty for a violation of certain provisions of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Increase [SB-368]
Specifying the State minimum wage rate in effect for certain time periods based on employer size; increasing the State minimum wage rate based on the annual growth in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area, or a certain successor index; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, beginning at a certain time, to annually determine and announce the growth in the Consumer Price Index and the new State minimum wage rate; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2018
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Labor and Employment - Lien for Unpaid Wages - District Court Jurisdiction [SB-35]
Establishing that the District Court has concurrent jurisdiction with the circuit courts over proceedings under certain provisions of law regarding liens for unpaid wages and has the powers of a court in equity in those proceedings; authorizing a certain employer to dispute a lien for unpaid wages by filing a complaint in the District Court sitting in the county where property of an employer is located; providing for the prospective application of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Wayne Norman
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 02/19/2018
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Maryland 2018 Regular Session
Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Delay of Effective Date [SB-304]
Delaying the effective date of the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act until July 1, 2018.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/16/2018
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Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Indexing [SB-235]
Increasing, except under certain circumstances, the State minimum wage rate in effect for certain periods of time based on annual growth in a certain Consumer Price Index; and requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, beginning March 1, 2019, to annually determine and announce the growth in the Consumer Price Index, if any, and the new State minimum wage rate.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2018