Private Sector Labor And Industry
Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Occupational Safety and Health - Inspections and Assessments of Civil Penalties - Limitations [HB-192]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry or an authorized representative of the Commissioner to provide an employer written notice of an intent to inspect the place of employment, at least 14 days before the inspection is to occur, if the Commissioner or an authorized representative of the Commissioner has not inspected the place of employment in the immediately preceding 3 years; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Andrew Serafini
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 04/08/2015
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Education and Workforce Training Coordinating Council for Correctional Institutions - Name Change [HB-1244]
Changing the name of the Education and Workforce Training Coordinating Council for Correctional Institutions to the Correctional Education Council.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 123 on 04/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Apprenticeship and Training - Replacement of Obsolete References [HB-1226]
Replacing obsolete references to the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training with references to the Office of Apprenticeship.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 120 on 04/14/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Discrimination Based on Engagement in Lawful Activities - Prohibition [HB-1072]
Prohibiting, under specified circumstances, an employer from failing or refusing to hire, discharging, or otherwise discriminating against an applicant or employee on the basis of the applicant's or employee's engagement in a lawful activity off the employer's premises during nonworking hours; authorizing an applicant or employee aggrieved by a violation of the Act to file a civil action against the employer to obtain specified relief; providing for a specified limitations period for filing an action under the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Talmadge Branch
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/20/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Nondisclosure Agreements - Prohibition [HB-1066]
Prohibiting specified employers from including a specified nondisclosure agreement in specified documents, requiring an employee to enter into a nondisclosure agreement, or establishing an expectation with an employee that a specified relationship exists with respect to specified information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kevin Hornberger
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/20/2015
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Maryland 2015 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work [HB-1051]
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 specified actions concerning the disclosure or discussion of an employee's wages; 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 - Overwork Prohibition Act [HB-1027]
Requiring an employer to pay an employee a specified overtime wage for specified hours worked; prohibiting an employer from requiring an employee to work specified hours except under specified circumstances; authorizing an employee to decline an employer's request to work more than a specified number of consecutive days, more than a specified number of hours during a workweek, or during specified hours; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to enter a place of employment for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. William Smith
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/18/2015
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Rescission of Maryland's Ratification of the Corwin Amendment to the United States Constitution [SJR-1]
Rescinding Maryland's ratification of the Corwin Amendment to the United States Constitution.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Signed By The President And The Speaker - Joint Resolution 3 on 05/05/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Maryland Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program and Trust [SB-921]
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 2/20 At 8:30 A.m. (budget And Taxation) on 02/20/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
State-Owned Airport Concessionaire Employees - Payment of Wages and Other Rights [SB-883]
Requiring employers operating food, beverage, or retail operations within Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport to pay a specified wage to their employees; requiring employees' wages to increase by a specified amount; providing for the determination of the employees' wages; providing that the parties that dispute a wage determination may appeal the determination to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry; requiring the Commissioner to issue a final administrative determination; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/06/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Education - Summer Career Academy Pilot Program [SB-876]
Establishing the Summer Career Academy Pilot Program and identifying the purpose of the Program; requiring the State Department of Education to develop criteria for the selection of eligible school systems and eligible students for participation in the Program; authorizing the State Superintendent of Schools to select up to four school systems to participate in the Program; requiring a student selected to participate in the Program to be assigned a summer career counselor and to receive a stipend of up to $4,500; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 568 on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Workgroup on Public Works Contractor Occupational Safety and Health Prequalification Requirements [SB-774]
Requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation to convene a specified workgroup to study and make recommendations regarding public works contractor occupational safety and health prequalification requirements; requiring that the workgroup include representatives of specified organizations; requiring the Department to report its findings and recommendations to the General Assembly on or before December 31, 2014; providing for the termination of the Act at the end of June 30, 2015.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Third Reading Passed (47-0) on 04/07/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act [SB-753]
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. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/20 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/20/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Unpaid Parental Leave - Birth or Adoption of a Child [SB-737]
Providing specified employees a total of 6 workweeks of unpaid parental leave in a 12-month period under specified circumstances; authorizing an employer to deny unpaid parental leave to an eligible employee under specified circumstances; authorizing an employer to require an eligible employee, or authorizing an eligible employee to elect, to substitute paid leave for any part of or all of the period of parental leave; requiring employers to maintain health coverage during the duration of parental leave; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 333 on 05/05/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act - Chemical Information List - Submission, Maintenance, and Accessibility [SB-711]
Repealing obsolete language regarding chemical information lists submitted to the Department of the Environment; requiring specified employers that cease to operate as a business or to take specified actions related to hazardous chemicals to submit a chemical information list to the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation (DLLR); requiring the DLLR to keep the chemical information list for at least 40 years; requiring an employer or the DLLR to provide specified access to specified information; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 548 on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage Rate - Payment and Adoption [SB-696]
Increasing the amount of the State minimum wage rate to $8.25 per hour; authorizing employers to pay specified employees a specified training wage of $7.25 per hour; providing that employers may only pay specified employees a training wage for a specified period of time; prohibiting a county from adopting a minimum wage law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 2/17 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/17/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council [SB-54]
Specifying that the duties of the Maryland Apprenticeship and Training Council are to be carried out consistent with the approval of the Division of Labor and Industry; authorizing the Council, under specified circumstances, to designate specified Council members to present the position of the Council to the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation for consideration of an issue on which the Council and the Division disagree; requiring the Secretary to issue a final decision on the issue; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 120 on 04/14/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Nursing Homes and Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety Assessment and Safety Program [SB-483]
Requiring specified nursing homes to assign to an appropriate committee the task of conducting an annual assessment of workplace safety issues and making recommendations; requiring the committee to consult specified employees of the nursing home; requiring a specified health care facility to establish a workplace safety committee; requiring a workplace safety committee to establish a workplace safety program including specified components; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 510 on 05/15/2014
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Maryland 2014 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Payment of Wages [SB-371]
Specifying the amount of the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for specified time periods; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to set the rate in a specified manner on or after a specified date; requiring that the Commissioner publish the rate in the Maryland Register on or before a specified date every 3 years; altering the age under which specified individuals are exempt from the Maryland Wage and Hour Law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/17 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/17/2014
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Maryland Minimum Wage Act of 2014 [SB-331]
Specifying the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for specified time periods; increasing, except under specified circumstances, the State minimum wage rate in effect for specified time periods based on the annual growth in the Consumer Price Index; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, beginning on a specified date and each subsequent year, to determine and announce the growth in the Consumer Price Index, if any, and the new State minimum wage rate; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/17 At 12:00 P.m. (finance) on 02/17/2014