Private Sector Labor And Industry
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage (Fight for Fifteen) [SB-280]
Specifying the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for certain time periods and for certain employers except under certain circumstances; authorizing the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase to the minimum wage rate if the seasonally adjusted total employment is negative, subject to certain limitations; requiring the Governor's proposed budget for certain fiscal years to include certain rate increases for certain community service providers over the funding provided in certain legislative appropriations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Gubernatorial Veto Override - Chapter 11 on 03/28/2019
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Railroad Company - Movement of Freight - Required Crew [SB-252]
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 that certain notice be made to the Department of Legislative Services; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Baltimore City - Summer Youth Employment - Funding and Incentives [SB-229]
Requiring the Governor to include in the State budget for fiscal years 2021, 2022, and 2023, $3,000,000 each for the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation and the Department of Human Services to be distributed to the Maryland Summer Youth Connection Program in Baltimore City; requiring Baltimore City to appropriate a 75% match for a certain summer youth employment program; requiring the Maryland Transit Administration to provide free student bus passes for youth participating in the program in Baltimore City; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Ferguson
First Reading Budget And Taxation on 01/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity [SB-219]
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 specified other immunities or defenses; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Unfavorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 03/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Overtime Exemption - Service Advisors [SB-157]
Exempting, under certain circumstances, employers with respect to service advisors who primarily sell or service automobiles, farm equipment, trailers, or trucks from the requirement that certain employers pay overtime wages.
Sponsored by: Sen. Pamela Beidle
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/21/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Public School Construction - Innovation Incentive Pilot Program - Prevailing Wage Requirements [SB-15]
Exempting a public school facility construction project approved for participation in the Innovation Incentive Pilot Program from complying with prevailing wage requirements if less than 50% of the money used for the project is State money; requiring a project that is approved to participate in the Pilot Program and required to comply with prevailing wage requirements to use certain regional prevailing wage rates; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to set certain regional prevailing wage rates; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
First Reading Finance on 01/09/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Motor Vehicle Repair and Career Certification Program for Ex-Offenders [SB-1044]
Establishing the Motor Vehicle Repair and Career Certification Program for Ex-Offenders in the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning to provide apprenticeships to ex-offenders in motor vehicle repair and service; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to administer the Program and provide grants on a competitive basis to employers who are located in Baltimore City or Baltimore County, donate motor vehicles serviced under the Program to low-income families, and employ certain ex-offenders; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/27/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Criminal Record Screening Practices (Ban the Box) [HB-994]
Prohibiting employers who employ 15 or more full-time employees from requiring an applicant for employment, before the first in-person interview, to disclose certain information regarding the criminal record of the applicant except under certain circumstances; authorizing the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to conduct an investigation to determine whether the Act has been violated on receipt of a written complaint of an applicant or employee; authorizing the Commissioner to assess a certain civil penalty; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Marvin Holmes
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Establishment by Counties [HB-976]
Authorizing a county to establish a minimum wage rate for employees working in the county; altering the minimum wage that an employer is required to pay employees; and altering the minimum wage an employer is authorized to pay employees under 20 years of age under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Neil Parrott
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law - Awards of Certain Fees and Costs and Prohibition Against Retaliation [HB-972]
Authorizing a court, on a certain finding in an action on behalf of an employee for a violation of the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, to award the Attorney General reasonable counsel fees and other costs; authorizing a court, on a certain finding in an action by an employee for a violation of the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, to award the employee reasonable counsel fees and other costs; prohibiting an employer from taking certain adverse action against an employee under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Discrimination Against Medical Cannabis Patients and Caregivers - Prohibition (Medical Cannabis Patient and Caregiver Antidiscrimination Act) [HB-794]
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. Cheryl Glenn
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/15/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Equal Pay for Equal Work - Enforcement - Civil Penalties (Equal Pay Remedies and Enforcement Act) [HB-790]
Authorizing the Commissioner of Labor and Industry or a court to require a certain employer to pay a civil penalty equal to 10% of the amount of damages owed by the employer for violating the Equal Pay for Equal Work Law two or more times within a 3-year period; and requiring that a civil penalty be paid to the General Fund of the State to offset the cost of enforcing the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 694 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Adverse Actions - Absence Control Policy [HB-686]
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 providing the absence control policy is uniformly applied, is provided to all employees uniformly, has a progressive accountability structure and provides for a warning before any possible action is taken against an employee.
Sponsored by: Rep. C.T. Wilson
Referred To Interim Study By Economic Matters on 04/01/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Railroad Company - Movement of Freight - Required Crew [HB-66]
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
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/24/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range [HB-634]
Requiring an employer, on request, to provide to an applicant for employment the wage range for the position for which the applicant applied; prohibiting an employer from taking certain actions against an applicant for employment under certain circumstances; prohibiting an employer from relying on wage history, except under certain circumstances, for certain purposes, and from seeking the wage history by certain methods and from certain persons; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Hearing 2/19 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Heightened Security Interest Locations (Secure Maryland Wage Act) [HB-629]
Requiring that certain employees working at a heightened security interest location be paid a certain wage or combination of wages and benefits; specifying that low wages, high turnover rates, and the inexperience of many employees at certain locations hinder the ability of employees to respond to emergency situations threatening the safety, security, and welfare of the residents of the State; specifying that certain provisions of the Act do not diminish certain rights of certain covered employees; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 04/05/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Renaming [HB-60]
Renaming the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to be the Maryland Department of Labor; renaming the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to be the Secretary of Labor; providing that the Maryland Department of Labor is the successor of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation; providing that certain names and titles of a certain unit and officials in laws and other documents mean the names and titles of the successor unit and officials; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 91 on 04/18/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Employers With On-Site Health Clinics - Exemption [HB-56]
Exempting from certain provisions of law governing earned sick and safe leave certain employees who regularly work at facilities at which the employer offers the employees access to an on-site health clinic that has operating costs of at least $1,000,000 per year and provides access to discounted prescription drugs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. William Wivell
Referred To Interim Study By Economic Matters on 04/01/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Work Contracts - Suits by Employees [HB-524]
Authorizing certain employees to sue to recover the difference between certain prevailing wage rates and certain amounts under certain circumstances; 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. Benjamin Brooks
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 663 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Overtime Exemption - Service Advisors [HB-509]
Exempting, under certain circumstances, employers with respect to service advisors who primarily sell or service automobiles, farm equipment, trailers, or trucks from the requirement that certain employers pay overtime wages.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 02/25/2019