Private Sector Labor And Industry
Maryland 2018 Regular Session
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Department of Commerce – Employment in the State’s Defense Industry – Study [HB-1542]
[Defense ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Military ]
Requiring, subject to the receipt of certain funding, the Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, to conduct a study on employment in the State's defense industry; specifying the minimum requirements of the study; requiring the Department of Commerce to consult with certain entities; requiring the Department of Commerce to report, on or before June 30, 2019, to the General Assembly on the findings of the study; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen M Dumais
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 795 on 05/15/2018
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Labor and Employment – General Contractor Liability for Unpaid Wages [HB-1539]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
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, and fees except under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 846 on 05/26/2018
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Labor and Employment - Discrimination Against Medical Cannabis Patients and Caregivers - Prohibition (Medical Cannabis Patient and Caregiver Antidiscrimination Act) [HB-1496]
[Cannabis ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Small Business ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting, except under certain circumstances, a certain employer from taking certain discriminatory actions against or otherwise penalizing a qualifying patient or caregiver based on the individual's status as a qualifying patient or caregiver or, with respect to a certain qualifying patient, a certain drug test result; authorizing certain individuals to file a complaint with the Commissioner of Labor and Industry; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank M Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 03/12/2018
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Labor and Employment - Regulation of Farm Labor Contractors and Foreign Labor Contractors [HB-1493]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Agriculture ]
[Immigration ]
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 of Labor and Industry 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; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2018
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Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Worker Revisions [HB-1421]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
Repealing the period within which an employer is not required to allow an employee to use earned sick and safe leave; altering the circumstances under which an employer is authorized to require an employee who uses earned sick and safe leave to provide certain verification; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric M Bromwell
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2018
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Healthy Working Families Act - Delay of Effective Date [HB-1417]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
Delaying the effective date of the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Glen Glass
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2018
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Maryland Healthy Working Families Act – Calculation of Employees [HB-1364]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Specifying, for purposes of determining whether an employer is required to provide paid or unpaid earned sick and safe leave in accordance with certain provisions of law, that, if an employer or a franchisor has more than one business location in the State, the number of employees at each location shall be aggregated.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nick Mosby
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/06/2018
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Healthy Working Families Act – Exemptions – Modifications [HB-1314]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Unemployment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
Altering the type of employees employed in the construction industry having a certain classification under the North American Industry Classification System who are exempted from the provisions of the Healthy Working Families Act; exempting an employee who is covered under the federal Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act from the provisions of the Healthy Working Families Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/15/2018
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Healthy Working Families Act - Enforcement - Modifications (Healthy Working Families Enforcement Consistency Act) [HB-1262]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Health ]
[Healthcare ]
Repealing the rebuttable presumption that an employer that fails to keep certain records or refuses to allow the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to inspect certain records has violated certain provisions of law; repealing a requirement that the Commissioner investigate a certain complaint within a certain number of days; altering the steps the Commissioner is required to take if the Commissioner receives a certain complaint; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Elizabeth Carozza
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2018
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Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Work Contracts - Suits by Employees [HB-1243]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
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: Rep. Richard K Impallaria
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/25/2018
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Labor and Employment - Sexual Harassment - Contractual Waivers [HB-1239]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Crime ]
[Public Safety ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a provision in certain employment contracts, policies, or agreements that waive certain rights or remedies to a claim of sexual harassment, discrimination, or retaliation is null and void as being against the public policy of the State; and providing for the application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/15/2018
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Career Youth and Public Sector Apprenticeship Act [HB-1234]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Authorizing a county board of education to award certain credit to a high school student for work-based training or classroom instruction completed under a registered apprenticeship program; authorizing a county board to count toward high school attendance the time an apprentice or youth apprentice spends during work-based training; prohibiting certain institutions from referring to certain courses as an apprenticeship or apprenticeship training course unless the course is part of a registered apprenticeship training program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 403 on 05/08/2018
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Career Apprenticeship Investment Act [HB-1226]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Increasing the amount from $1,000,000 to $3,000,000 of an appropriation that the Governor is required to provide in the annual budget for 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 and apprenticeships in workforce shortage occupations; requiring the Governor to provide at least $2,000,000 in fiscal year 2020; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. (appropriations) on 02/20/2018
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Career Preparation Expansion Act [HB-1216]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Veterans ]
[Military ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
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: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 694 on 05/15/2018
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Public Safety – Elevator Inspections – Testing and Apprenticeship Program [HB-1107]
[Public Safety ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
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; authorizing a certain licensed elevator mechanic to perform a certain test in the presence of a qualified elevator inspector; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to establish an apprenticeship program for third-party qualified elevator inspectors; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 337 on 04/24/2018
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Job-Related Alcohol and Controlled Dangerous Substances Testing - Medical Review Officers and Preliminary Breath Tests [HB-1105]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Authorizing an employer to use a preliminary breath test to test a job applicant or an employee for the use or abuse of alcohol; providing that a certain provision of the Act does not apply to certain employers that have entered into certain collective bargaining agreements; requiring an employer to require a job applicant or an employee to submit a blood or urine sample under certain circumstances and to submit the sample for certain testing; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Calvert County Delegation
Hearing 3/13 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/13/2018
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Maryland EARN Program - Strategic Industry Partnership - Definition [SB-984]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Economic Development ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
Expanding the definition of "strategic industry partnership" for purposes of certain provisions of law governing the Maryland EARN Program to include employers from a target industry and representatives of labor organizations associated with the target industry.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/27/2019
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Labor and Employment - Wage Payment and Collection - General Contractor Liability [SB-959]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
Establishing that certain contractors are jointly and severally liable for certain violations of the wage payment and collection law by certain subcontractors if the employee notified the general contractor, in writing, within 180 days after the violation occurred and the general contractor failed to cure the violation within 14 days after receiving the notice; prohibiting a certain obligation or contract right from being impaired by the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Rereferred To Economic Matters on 04/03/2019
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Labor and Employment - Grant Program for Workforce Skills Assessment [SB-949]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Economic Development ]
Establishing the Grant Program for Workforce Skills Assessment in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; 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. Andrew A Serafini
Rereferred To Economic Matters on 04/08/2019
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Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Adverse Actions - Absence Control Policy [SB-912]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Prohibiting a certain provision of the Maryland Healthy Working Families Act from being construed to prohibit an employer from applying a certain absence control policy if the employer provides at least 40 hours of paid leave a year, excluding earned sick and safe leave, and the absence control policy is uniformly applied, is provided to all employees in writing, has a progressive accountability structure, and provides for a warning before any possible action is taken against an employee.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela G Beidle
Hearing 3/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/04/2019