Private Sector Labor And Industry
Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Clean Energy Jobs Act of 2016 [SB-1014]
Establishing the Clean Energy Workforce Account in the Maryland Employment Advancement Right Now Program; providing the Account be used for grants for strategic industry partnerships for pre-apprenticeship job training for careers in the clean energy industry, or to provide pathways to advance existing careers within the clean energy industry; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to include specified information about the Clean Energy Workforce Account in a specified annual report; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Catherine Pugh
Unfavorable Report By Senate Rules; Withdrawn on 02/19/2016
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Procurement - Prevailing Wage - Liquidated Damages [SB-1009]
Making a contractor under a public work contract that knew or reasonably should have known of the contractor's obligation to pay the prevailing wage rate and that deliberately failed or refused to pay to the prevailing wage rate liable to the public body for liquidated damages of $250 for each laborer or other employee under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 707 on 05/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust [SB-1007]
Establishing the Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust for private sector employees; establishing the Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Board to implement, maintain, and administer the Program and the Trust; requiring the Board to take any action to ensure that the Program is not preempted by federal law, to establish procedures and disclosures to protect the interests of participants and employers, and to disseminate to employers and employees information about the Program prior to enrollment; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 323 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Farm Labor Contracting - State License Requirement - Repeal [SB-100]
Repealing the requirement that an individual, except under specified circumstances, be licensed by the Commission of Labor and Industry before performing a farm labor contracting service in the State for consideration; repealing a specified provision of law authorizing the Commissioner to require a farm labor contractor to post a surety bond or other security; requiring a person who performs a farm labor contracting service in the State to have a farm labor contractor certificate of registration from the U.S. Department of Labor; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Hearing 1/28 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Number of Employees Granted H-1B or L-1 Visa - Disclosure [HB-950]
Requiring each employer to make available to the public the number of the employer's employees who have been granted an H-1B or L-1 visa by the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Hearing 3/08 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/08/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law - Awards of Certain Fees and Costs and Prohibition Against Retaliation [HB-872]
Authorizing a 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 a 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. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Public Work Contracts - Payroll Reporting Requirements (The Transparency Act of 2016) [HB-792]
Applying specified payroll reporting requirements under the prevailing wage law to specified contractors under specified public work contracts with a value of at least $400,000; 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 Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/29/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning - Job Training Grant Program - Establishment [HB-748]
Establishing the Job Training Grant Program in the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning to provide 3-year grants to nonprofit organizations that provide job training; requiring a nonprofit organization to meet specified requirements in order to be eligible for a grant under the Program; requiring the Division to take specified actions regarding the Program; requiring the Governor, beginning in fiscal year 2018, and for each fiscal year thereafter, to include $500,000 in the budget bill to fund the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/08/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Task Force to Study Family and Medical Leave Insurance [HB-740]
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. Nathaniel Oaks
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 678 on 05/28/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage Rates Reform Act of 2016 [HB-721]
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. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 04/09/2016
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Procurement - Prevailing Wage - Liquidated Damages [HB-689]
Making a contractor under a public work contract that knew or reasonably should have known of the contractor's obligation to pay the prevailing wage rate and that deliberately failed or refused to pay the prevailing wage rate is liable to a public body for liquidated damages of $250 for each laborer or other employee under specified circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council - Annual Report [HB-676]
Requiring the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council to report to the General Assembly, on or before June 30 of each year, specified information regarding each apprenticeship program registered in the State and the individuals enrolled in those programs; and requiring the Council to sort the information in a specified manner and publish the report on the Council's Web site.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 495 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage - Basis for Rate Determination - Survey Data [HB-609]
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: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/23/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act [HB-580]
Requiring employers that employ 15 or more 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 14 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; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Rereferred To Finance on 04/11/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Individuals With Disabilities - Minimum Wage and Community Integration (Ken Capone Equal Employment Act) [HB-420]
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 Developmental Disabilities Administration and the Department of Disabilities to develop and implement a specified plan; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 522 on 05/19/2016
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Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work - Revisions [HB-401]
Establishing the Equal Pay Commission to study and promote research on wage disparities and recommend ways to remediate wage disparities in the public and private sectors, between men and women and between minorities and nonminorities; requiring an employer to include specified information in a job advertisement to recruit an employee or individual contractor to fill a position within the employer's organization; prohibiting an employer from seeking salary history information by specified methods; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/16/2016
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Labor and Employment - Hiring and Promotion Preferences - Veterans and Their Spouses [HB-306]
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. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 319 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Apprenticeship Career Training in Our Neighborhoods (ACTION) Program - Establishment [HB-290]
Replacing the Construction Apprenticeship Assistance program in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation with the Apprenticeship Career Training in Our Neighborhoods (ACTION) program; providing the purpose of the program is to develop a well-trained construction workforce in the State, to encourage employers to hire specified apprentices, and to help employers offset costs associated with hiring apprentices through a grant program; stating the intent of the General Assembly to fund the program beginning in Fiscal Year 2017; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 404 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Members of the National Guard - Employment and Reemployment Rights - Enforcement [HB-249]
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. William Smith
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 561 on 05/19/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Maryland Pay Stub Transparency Act of 2016 [HB-197]
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. Cory McCray
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 02/23/2016