Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Establishment by Counties [SB-273]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a county to establish a minimum wage rate for employees working in the county; and altering the minimum wage that an employer is required to pay employees.
SB-273: Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Establishment by Counties
Sponsored by: Sen. Barry Glassman
Hearing 2/17 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/17/2014
Human Relations - Employment Discrimination - Protections for Interns [SB-237]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Establishing that an intern is considered to be in an employment relationship with an employer for the purposes of specified protections from specified discriminatory acts, access to a specified complaint resolution procedure, and specified administrative remedies; providing that the Act does not create an employment relationship between an employer and an intern for the purposes of specified provisions of law; establishing the exclusive remedies for specified discriminatory acts; defining the term "intern"; etc.
SB-237: Human Relations - Employment Discrimination - Protections for Interns
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Hearing 2/04 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2014
Prevailing Wage Rates Reform Act of 2014 [SB-204]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
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"; altering the dollar amount for public work contracts at which the prevailing wage rate law applies; requiring that prevailing wage rates be calculated using wage rates established by specified collective bargaining agreements; etc.
SB-204: Prevailing Wage Rates Reform Act of 2014
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/27/2014
Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Establishment by Counties [SB-166]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Small Business ]
[Economic Development ]
Authorizing a county to establish a minimum wage rate for employees working in the county; and altering the minimum wage that an employer is required to pay employees.
SB-166: Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Establishment by Counties
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Colburn
Hearing 2/17 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/17/2014
Labor and Employment - Maryland Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act [HB-968]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
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.
HB-968: Labor and Employment - Maryland Earned Sick and Safe Leave Act
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2014
Prevailing Wage Enforcement Act [HB-956]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Budget and Spending ]
Requiring the Division of Labor and Industry in the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to collect and retain a specified civil penalty rather than have the penalty paid into the General Fund; requiring a contractor to pay specified liquidated damages for late submission of payroll records to the Division and not to the General Fund; requiring a contractor to pay specified liquidated damages for failing to pay a specified laborer or employee the prevailing wage to the Division and not to the General Fund; etc.
HB-956: Prevailing Wage Enforcement Act
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters Withdrawn on 03/03/2014
Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Workgroup on Public Works Contractor Occupational Safety and Health Prequalification Requirements [HB-951]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Construction ]
[Public Safety ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
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 including the American Society of Safety Engineers and the Alliance for Construction Excellence; providing for the termination of the Act at the end of June 30, 2015.
HB-951: Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Workgroup on Public Works Contractor Occupational Safety and Health Prequalification Requirements
Sponsored by: Sen. Craig Zucker
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 625 on 05/15/2014
You have voted HB-951: Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation - Workgroup on Public Works Contractor Occupational Safety and Health Prequalification Requirements.
Education - Summer Career Academy Pilot Program [HB-811]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
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 up to $4,500; etc.
HB-811: Education - Summer Career Academy Pilot Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Luke Clippinger
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 569 on 05/15/2014
State-Owned Airport Concessionaire Employees - Payment of Wages and Other Rights [HB-725]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
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; requiring the Maryland Aviation Administration to determine a specified wage; 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.
HB-725: State-Owned Airport Concessionaire Employees - Payment of Wages and Other Rights
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/25/2014
Labor and Employment - Nursing Homes and Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety Assessment and Safety Program [HB-710]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Health ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
HB-710: Labor and Employment - Nursing Homes and Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety Assessment and Safety Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/15/2014
Labor and Employment - Intern Transportation Costs - Reimbursement by Employers [HB-640]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
Requiring an employer, under specified circumstances, to reimburse an intern for transportation costs incurred by the intern because of the internship; and defining "employer" to include a governmental unit.
HB-640: Labor and Employment - Intern Transportation Costs - Reimbursement by Employers
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/12/2014
Commissioner of Labor and Industry - Authority - Enforcement of Local Minimum Wage Laws [HB-579]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to enforce a local minimum wage law; specifying that the Commissioner has the same powers and duties in enforcing a local minimum wage law as the Commissioner has to enforce specified provisions of State law; authorizing the Commissioner, on the Commissioner's own initiative or on receipt of a written complaint, to investigate whether a local minimum wage law has been violated; etc.
HB-579: Commissioner of Labor and Industry - Authority - Enforcement of Local Minimum Wage Laws
Sponsored by: Rep. David Fraser-hidalgo
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 411 on 05/05/2014
Labor and Employment - Earned Sick Leave [HB-527]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
Requiring specified employers to provide employees with specified earned sick leave; providing for the manner in which earned sick leave is accrued by the employee and treated by the employer; requiring an employer to allow an employee to use earned sick 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.
HB-527: Labor and Employment - Earned Sick Leave
Sponsored by: Sen. Barbara Robinson
Hearing 2/18 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/18/2014
Labor and Employment - Employment of Minors [HB-467]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
Repealing specified provisions of law regarding the issuance of a work permit by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry or a county superintendent of schools; authorizing a parent or guardian of a minor to apply for a work permit by completing a specified online application; and authorizing the Commissioner to issue a work permit under specified circumstances.
HB-467: Labor and Employment - Employment of Minors
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 100 on 04/08/2014
Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work [HB-435]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
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.
HB-435: Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/25/2014
Human Relations - Employment Discrimination - Protections for Interns [HB-381]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Human Rights ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Human Services ]
Establishing that an intern is considered to be in an employment relationship with an employer for the purposes of specified protections from specified discriminatory acts, access to a specified complaint resolution procedure, and specified administrative remedies; providing that the Act does not create an employment relationship between an employer and an intern for the purposes of specified provisions of law; establishing the exclusive remedies for specified discriminatory acts; defining the term "intern"; etc.
HB-381: Human Relations - Employment Discrimination - Protections for Interns
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Health And Government Operations; Withdrawn on 04/03/2014