Private Sector Labor And Industry
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Wage Disclosure and Discussion Protection [SB-425]
Prohibiting an employer from taking any adverse employment action against an employee concerning an inquiry about or disclosure or discussion of an employee's wages; authorizing an employer, in a specified policy, to establish specified limitations on specified inquiries about or discussions or disclosures of wages; providing that, under specified circumstances, the failure of an employee to adhere to specified limitations shall be an affirmative defense against specified claims; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2015
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Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work [SB-424]
Altering a specified provision of law concerning equal pay for equal work to prohibit discrimination on the basis of gender identity; prohibiting an employer from discriminating between employees in any occupation by providing less favorable employment opportunities based on sex or gender identity; prohibiting an employer from taking any adverse employment action against an employee concerning the disclosure or discussion of an employee's wages; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/05 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/05/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act [SB-40]
Requiring specified employers to provide employees with specified 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; requiring an employee, under specified circumstances, to request leave, notify the employer of specified information, and comply with specified procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program and Trust [SB-312]
Establishing the Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program for eligible private sector employees; establishing the Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Trust; establishing the Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Board to implement, maintain, and administer the Program and the Trust; requiring eligible employers to offer the Program and requiring eligible employees to participate in the Program unless written notice to opt out is provided to the employer; authorizing the Comptroller to enforce employer compliance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/25/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
State Minimum Wage Rate - Exceptions - Social Service Nonprofit Organizations [SB-3]
Authorizing nonprofit organizations that provide social services to residents of the State and have an annual operating budget of $250,000 or less to pay employees 85% of the State minimum wage or $7.25 per hour; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joseph Getty
First Reading Finance on 01/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Procurement - Public Work Contracts - Contractor Occupational Safety and Health Requirements [SB-279]
Requiring a prospective bidder or offeror when submitting a bid or offer for a public work contract to submit to the public body a specified contractor safety and health plan and a specified attestation; requiring a contract safety and health plan to include specified information; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop a specified safety and health calculation worksheet and specified safety and health rating system; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 03/20/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Procurement - Prevailing Wage Rate Law - Penalties and Liquidated Damages [HB-988]
Increasing the penalty for specified violations of the prevailing wage rate law related to the posting of specified statements of prevailing wage rates; increasing the amount of liquidated damages for which a contractor is liable for specified violations of the prevailing wage rate law related to specified payroll records; and altering the amount of liquidated damages for which a contractor is liable when specified laborers or other employees are paid less than specified prevailing wage rates.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/20/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment [HB-985]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program; providing for the manner in which the Program is to be administered; providing for the powers and duties of the Secretary under the Program; requiring, beginning on January 1, 2016, specified employers and employees to pay the Secretary specified contributions; requiring, beginning on January 1, 2017, an individual to meet specified conditions to be eligible for benefits; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/17/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Fair Scheduling Act [HB-969]
Requiring an employer to provide employees with a specified work schedule within a specified time period, notify employees of specified changes, and provide employees with a new work schedule within 24 hours after making a change to the initial schedule; requiring an employer to conspicuously post at each work site specified work schedules; requiring an employer to pay specified predictability pay under specified circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/30/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses [HB-946]
Providing that specified noncompete and conflict of interest provisions that restrict the ability of an employee to enter into employment with a new employer in the same or similar business or trade are null and void as being against the public policy of the State.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/20/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Workers Fairness Act [HB-882]
Requiring an employer, under specified circumstances, to grant an individual who is either a United States citizen or lawfully present in the United States in accordance with federal law a hiring preference over an individual who has applied for deportation relief under specified Immigration Accountability Executive Actions; and providing for the prospective application of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick McDonough
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Wage Records, Wages, and Paydays - Requirements [HB-528]
Requiring employers to keep wage records for each pay period for at least three 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 10 days of hiring; 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: Rep. Frank Conaway
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/20/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Discrimination Based on the Use of Tobacco Products - Prohibition [HB-478]
Prohibiting, except under specified circumstances, an employer from discriminating in any manner or taking adverse action against an employee or an applicant using tobacco products off the employer's premises during nonworking hours; authorizing employees and applicants to submit to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry a written complaint under specified circumstances; authorizing the Commissioner to investigate whether a specified provision of the Act has been violated on receipt of a specified complaint; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Patrick McDonough
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/18/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program and Trust [HB-421]
Establishing the Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program for eligible private sector employees; establishing the Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Trust; establishing the Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Board to implement, maintain, and administer the Program and the Trust; requiring eligible employers to offer the Program and requiring eligible employees to participate in the Program unless written notice to opt out is provided to the employer; authorizing the Comptroller to enforce employer compliance; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Hearing 2/24 At 1:00 P.m. (economic Matters) on 02/24/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Procurement - Public Work Contracts - Contractor Occupational Safety and Health Requirements [HB-404]
Requiring a prospective bidder or offeror when submitting a bid or offer for a public work contract to submit to the public body a specified contractor safety and health plan and a specified attestation; requiring a contract safety and health plan to include specified information; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop a specified safety and health calculation worksheet and specified safety and health rating system; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/20/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Maryland Wage and Hour Law - State Minimum Wage Rate - Increase [HB-4]
Increasing the State minimum wage rate to $10.10 per hour; repealing specified provisions of law establishing a phase-in of specified increases in the minimum wage rate; providing specified exemptions to the Act's minimum wage requirement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act [HB-385]
Requiring specified employers to provide employees with specified 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; requiring an employee, under specified circumstances, to request leave, notify the employer of specified information, and comply with specified procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Hearing 2/13 At 12:30 P.m. on 02/13/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Flexible Leave - Use of Leave for Family Illness [HB-345]
Providing that an agreement between an employer and employee to waive the employee's right to use flexible leave for illness of the employee's immediate family is void; and prohibiting an employer from discharging, demoting, suspending, disciplining or discriminating against an employee or threatening to take any of these actions against an employee because the employee requested flexible leave.
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 493 on 05/30/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work [HB-249]
Prohibiting an employer from requiring, as a condition of employment or continued employment, an employee or a prospective employee to join or remain a member of a labor organization, pay charges to a labor organization, or pay a specified amount to a third party under specified circumstances; prohibiting an employer from threatening an employee or a prospective employee with specified action; providing that a specified violation of law is a misdemeanor and is subject to specified penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/09/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Human Relations - Employment Discrimination - Protection for Interns [HB-229]
Establishing specified protections for interns and applicants for internships from specified discriminatory acts; providing that a specified intern has access to a specified complaint resolution procedure or, under specified circumstances, may file a complaint with the Maryland Commission on Civil Rights for specified nonmonetary administrative remedies; providing that the Act does not create an employment relationship between an employer and an intern for the purposes of specified remedies or specified provisions of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Nathaniel Oaks
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/12/2015