Private Sector Labor And Industry
Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Employment Contracts - Employment After Contract Termination [HB-1143]
Prohibiting an employer from disqualifying an individual employed under contract with the employer from subsequent employment with the employer under certain circumstances; authorizing a certain individual to bring a civil action in a certain court to enforce the Act; authorizing a court to take certain actions; authorizing the Attorney General to bring a certain action in a certain county for certain remedies; establishing a civil penalty of $5,000 for a violation of the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Carl Jackson
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/09/2020
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Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law – Revisions (Maryland Wage Protection Act) [HB-1097]
Requiring that a certain summary that certain employers are required to keep conspicuously posted in certain places of employment include certain antiretaliation provisions; prohibiting certain employers from taking certain actions under the Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law; prohibiting certain employers from discriminating against certain employees; requiring, to the extent practicable, the identity of the employee who filed a written complaint of certain violations be kept confidential; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Frank Conaway
Hearing 3/03 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Apprenticeship Career Training Pilot Program for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals - Report [HB-1141]
Requiring the Maryland Department of Labor to submit an annual report on the Apprenticeship Career Training Pilot Program for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals on or before September 30 each year.
Sponsored by: Sen. Michael Jackson
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 432 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Temporary Workers [HB-1021]
Increasing, from 106 to 120 days, the period during which an employer is not required to allow an employee to use earned sick and safe leave; altering the circumstances under which an employer is required to reinstate certain unused sick and safe leave; and altering the circumstances under which an employer is authorized to require an employee who uses earned sick and safe leave to provide certain verification.
Sponsored by: Rep. Steven Arentz
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/09/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Economic Stabilization Act - Revisions [HB-1018]
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to develop certain mandatory, rather than voluntary, guidelines for employers faced with a reduction in operations; altering required contents of the guidelines; requiring an employer to provide written notice to certain persons at least 60 days before initiating a reduction in operations; requiring that the notice include certain information and a certain statement; requiring the Secretary or the Secretary's designee to issue an order compelling compliance under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 406 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Verification [HB-908]
Altering the circumstances under which an employer is authorized to require an employee who uses certain sick and safe leave to provide verification that the leave was used appropriately; and authorizing certain employers to deny a certain request to take certain sick and safe leave under certain circumstances.
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Shoemaker
Hearing 2/25 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity [HB-1030]
Establishing that certain employers are not liable, under certain circumstances, for negligently hiring or failing to adequately supervise an employee based on evidence that the employee has received probation before judgment for an offense or has been convicted of an offense; providing that the Act does not limit or abrogate certain other immunities or defenses; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vanessa Atterbeary
Referred Judicial Proceedings on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Wage Payment and Collection - General Contractor Liability [HB-956]
Altering the circumstances under which general contractors are jointly and severally liable for violations of the wage payment and collection law by subcontractors; prohibiting an obligation of contract right from being impaired by the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/09/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Allegany County and Garrett County [HB-965]
Establishing a minimum wage rate for Allegany County and Garrett County.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jason Buckel
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/06/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Health Care Facilities - Workplace Safety (Safe Care Act) [SB-943]
Requiring State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to develop a workplace safety plan; establishing certain requirements for a certain workplace safety plan; requiring that certain training address certain risks and include certain instruction on certain matters; requiring certain State residential centers and State-operated hospitals to collaborate with a certain committee for certain purposes; requiring that certain procedures include certain other procedures; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Antonio Hayes
Referred Economic Matters on 03/16/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Youth Apprenticeship 2.0 Act of 2020 [SB-795]
Establishing the High School Level of Registered Youth Apprenticeships Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to enable high school students to accelerate their acquisition of occupational skills and work experience; requiring each local board of education to cooperate with the Department and certain sponsors for certain purposes; authorizing a student participating in the Program to start at a certain time; requiring participating employers to pay a student at least a certain minimum wage; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Apprenticeship and Training Council – Journeyworker–Apprentice Ratios – Electrical Craft or Trade [SB-991]
Requiring the Apprenticeship and Training Council, on or before October 1, 2021, to adopt regulations establishing a certain ratio of journeyworkers to apprentices employed in the electrical craft or trade; prohibiting the Council from establishing a ratio of less than a certain amount; requiring an employer in the electrical craft or trade to comply with certain regulations; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to investigate a certain suspected violation under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Economic Stabilization Act – Revisions [SB-780]
Requiring the Secretary of Labor to develop certain mandatory, rather than voluntary, guidelines for employers faced with a reduction in operations; altering required contents of the guidelines; requiring an employer to provide written notice to certain persons at least 60 days before initiating a reduction in operations; requiring that the notice include certain information and a certain statement; requiring the Secretary or the Secretary's designee to issue a certain order under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Melony Griffith
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 407 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Hospitals - Changes in Status - Hospital Employee Retraining and Placement [SB-938]
Providing that the assessment of a fee by the State Health Services Cost Review Commission for funding the Hospital Employees Retraining Fund is to be in the case of a hospital closure, merger, or full delicensure; altering the circumstances under which hospitals are required to pay a certain fee directly to the Maryland Department of Labor; requiring certain hospitals to pay a direct remittance based on total annual revenue by July 1 each year; requiring that certain money be returned to certain hospitals under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Delores Kelley
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 489 on 05/08/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Minimum Wage - Allegany County and Garrett County [SB-862]
Establishing a minimum wage rate for Allegany County and Garrett County.
Sponsored by: Sen. George Edwards
Hearing 3/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Temporary Workers [SB-906]
Increasing, from 106 to 120 days, the period during which an employer is not required to allow an employee to use earned sick and safe leave; altering the circumstances under which an employer is required to reinstate certain unused sick and safe leave; and altering the circumstances under which an employer is authorized to require an employee who uses earned sick and safe leave to provide certain verification.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mary Carozza
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Wage Payment and Collection - General Contractor Liability [SB-831]
Altering the circumstances under which general contractors are jointly and severally liable for violations of the wage payment and collection law by subcontractors; prohibiting an obligation of contract right from being impaired by the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. J.B. Jennings
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/14/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Fair Recruitment and Transparency Act [SB-742]
Providing that an agreement by a foreign worker to waive certain rights is void as contrary to public policy; requiring an individual to be licensed by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry before the individual may perform a foreign labor contracting service in the State for consideration; providing that a certain license authorizes the licensee to perform foreign labor contracting services for consideration; establishing a Workgroup to Study the International Exchange Visitor Workers in Maryland; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 2/27 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/04/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment [HB-839]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program to provide temporary benefits to a covered individual who is taking leave from employment; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund; requiring, beginning January 1, 2021, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to pay certain contributions; authorizing, beginning July 1, 2022, a covered individual taking certain leave from employment to submit a claim for benefits; authorizing the establishment of private employer plans; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing Canceled on 02/11/2020
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Maryland 2020 Regular Session
2026 FIFA World Cup - Protection of Human Rights [HJR-7]
Supporting the fundamental requirements for United 2026 as laid out in FIFA's "Proposal for a United Human Rights Strategy"; and encouraging all host stadiums, cities, ports of entry, and fan zones to provide certain atmospheres, experiences, and policies for fans, spectators, players, officials, and volunteers at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Hearing 2/24 At 2:00 P.m. on 02/10/2020