Private Sector Labor And Industry
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Workforce Development - Revisions [SB-94]
Repealing a specified provision of law requiring that specified displaced homemakers be exempt from payment of specified tuition and be counted in a specified computation of full-time equivalent enrollment; replacing obsolete references with references to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; stating the intent of the General Assembly that specified regulations be developed giving attention to training for individuals involved in the transition to the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 344 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland Workforce Corporation and Health Care Personnel Training Fund - Repeal [SB-93]
Repealing the Maryland Workforce Corporation and the Health Care Personnel Training Fund; repealing specified provisions of law related to the board of directors, officers, and employees of the Corporation; repealing specified provisions of law related to the authority and duties of the Corporation; requiring that all net assets of the Corporation revert to the State for a public purpose; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to receive and dispose of the assets, if any, on behalf of the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 345 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Career Apprenticeship Opportunity Act of 2016 [SB-922]
Requiring the State Board of Education to develop, on or before December 1, 2016, goals for percentages of high school graduates; requiring, on or before December 1, 2016, the State Board to develop a method to consider a student's attainment of a specified credential or completion of a specified apprenticeship program as equivalent to a specified Advanced Placement examination score for a specified purpose; requiring the Division of Workforce Development to identify opportunities to create registered apprenticeship programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 4/11 At 9:00 A.m. on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Planned Apprenticeship Standards and On-the-Job Training Activities - Revisions [SB-92]
Transferring the Apprenticeship and Training Council and the Youth Apprenticeship Advisory Committee to the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning; requiring the membership of the Council and its consultants to reflect the geographic, racial, ethnic, cultural, and gender diversity of the State; stating the intent of the General Assembly that regulations be developed giving adequate attention to training individuals involved in the transition to the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 343 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage Law - Payroll Reporting Requirements [SB-914]
Applying specified payroll reporting requirements under the prevailing wage law to specified contractors under specified public work contracts with a value of at least $100,000; and providing that specified contractors under specified public work contracts with a value of less than $500,000 are not required to comply with specified payroll reporting requirements under the prevailing wage law.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel McFadden
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 02/15/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage Rates Reform Act of 2016 [SB-711]
Expanding the applicability of the prevailing wage rate law to political subdivisions, agencies, and public works on property where the State, a political subdivision, or an agency is the owner or lessee by altering the definition of "public body"; providing that the prevailing wage rate law applies to public work contracts greater than $25,000; requiring that prevailing wage rates be calculated using wage rates established by specified collective bargaining agreements; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Fair Scheduling, Wages, and Benefits Act [SB-664]
Requiring an employer to provide specified employees with specified estimates and work schedules within specified time periods and notify employees of specified changes; prohibiting an employer, except under specified circumstances, from requiring an employee to work specified hours; authorizing an employer to make specified changes to a scheduled shift within a specified period of time; requiring an employer, except under specified circumstances, to pay specified predictability pay under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/24/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage - Basis for Rate Determination - Survey Data [SB-650]
Prohibiting the Commissioner of Labor and Industry from considering specified wage information from specified projects when making specified annual prevailing wage rate determinations.
Sponsored by: Sen. Gail Bates
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/04/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Pay Stub Transparency Act of 2016 [SB-623]
Requiring employers to keep wage records for each pay period for at least 3 years; expanding the types of wage records that employers are required to keep for each pay period; requiring employers to give employees a specified written notice within 1 week after the first date of employment; expanding the information that employers are required to give to employees at the time of hiring and for each pay period; requiring employers to provide employees with an explanation of how wages were calculated; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Members of the National Guard - Employment and Reemployment Rights - Enforcement [SB-557]
Authorizing members of the National Guard whose employment and reemployment rights have been violated to bring a civil action for economic damages, including lost wages and benefits; and authorizing a court to award specified damages, fees, costs, and other relief to members of the National Guard if the court determines that the member's employment and reemployment rights were violated.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 560 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Apprenticeship Career Training in Our Neighborhoods (ACTION) Program - Establishment [SB-545]
Altering and renaming the Construction Apprenticeship Assistance Program to establish the Apprenticeship Career Training in Our Neighborhoods (ACTION) Program; altering the purpose and method for administering the Program; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to administer the Program; establishing specified standards under which specified employers may be eligible to receive grants; establishing a maximum grant amount of $1,000 for each apprentice employed that satisfies specified criteria; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 403 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Family and Medical Leave Insurance [SB-485]
Establishing the Task Force to Study Family and Medical Leave Insurance; providing for the composition, chair and staffing of the Task Force; providing that the purpose of the Task Force is to make recommendations regarding the development of a State social insurance program that provides short-term benefits to eligible employees who lose wages due to specified circumstances; requiring the Task Force to report its findings to the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 677 on 05/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work [SB-481]
Altering a specified provision of law concerning equal pay for equal work to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sex or gender identity; prohibiting an employer from discriminating between employees by providing less favorable employment opportunities based on sex or gender identity; providing that specified provisions of the Act do not preclude an employee from demonstrating that an employer's reliance on a specified exception is a pretext for discrimination on the basis of sex or gender identity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 556 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act [SB-472]
Requiring employers with more than nine employees to provide employees with earned sick and safe leave that is paid at the same rate as the employee normally earns; requiring employers with nine or fewer employees to provide an employee with unpaid earned sick and safe leave; providing for the manner in which earned sick and safe leave is accrued by the employee and treated by the employer; requiring an employer to allow an employee to use earned sick and safe leave for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/03/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Capital Budget - Construction Projects - Apprenticeship Requirements [SB-457]
Requiring a contractor or subcontractor that performs work on a construction project that receives funding from the State capital budget in the amount of $100,000 or more to be affiliated with, and to use apprentices from, an apprenticeship program that is registered with the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation or the United States Department of Labor, or requiring the contractor or subcontractor to make specified payments to the State Apprenticeship Training Fund or to specified apprenticeship programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel McFadden
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. (finance) on 03/17/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Individuals With Disabilities - Minimum Wage and Community Integration (Ken Capone Equal Employment Act) [SB-417]
Prohibiting the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, under specified circumstances, from authorizing work activities centers and specified sheltered workshops to pay employees with disabilities less than a specified minimum wage; authorizing specified work activities centers and specified sheltered workshops to pay new employees less than the minimum wage only under specified circumstances; requiring the Development Disabilities Administration and the Department of Disabilities to develop and implement a specified plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 521 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Hiring and Promotion Preferences - Veterans and Their Spouses [SB-245]
Authorizing employers to grant a preference in hiring and promotion to eligible veterans, spouses of eligible veterans who have service-connected disabilities, and surviving spouses of deceased eligible veterans; providing that granting a preference under the Act does not violate State or local equal employment opportunity laws; and defining the term "eligible veteran".
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 318 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Construction Education and Innovation - Establishment of Fund [SB-1130]
Establishing the Construction Education and Innovation Fund as a special nonlapsing fund; providing that the Fund may be used to support the purposes of the Maryland Center for Construction Education and Innovation; requiring the Governor, each fiscal year, to include in the annual State budget an appropriation to the Fund of $250,000 to support the operation of the Center; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - State Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors - Authority of the Secretary [SB-106]
Establishing that the State Board of Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, and Refrigeration Contractors exercises its powers, duties, and functions subject to the authority of the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 349 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law - Awards of Certain Fees and Costs and Prohibition Against Retaliation [SB-1016]
Authorizing the court, on a specified 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 the court, on a specified finding in an action by an employee for a violation of the Wage Payment and Collection Law, to award the employee reasonable counsel fees and other costs; prohibiting an employer from taking specified adverse action against an employee under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Hearing 3/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/23/2016