Private Sector Labor And Industry
Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - General Contractor Liability for Nonpayment of Wages [HB-1146]
Providing that general contractors are jointly and severally liable for violations of the wage payment and collection law by their subcontractors and the subcontractors' subcontractors.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2017
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Maryland Pay Stub Transparency Act of 2017 [HB-1143]
Altering the information that employers are required to give employees within 30 days after the first date of employment; and requiring employers to provide employees with an explanation of how wages were calculated.
Sponsored by: Rep. Charles Barkley
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 04/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage - Basis for Rate Determination - Survey Data [HB-1189]
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. Christopher Adams
Hearing 3/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/14/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Department of Commerce - Employment in the State's Defense Industry - Army Alliance Study [SB-1019]
Requiring the Department of Commerce, in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs and the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation, to conduct a study on employment in the State's defense industry; specifying the minimum requirements of the study; requiring the Department of Commerce to consult with specified entities; requiring the Department of Commerce to report, on or before December 31, 2017, to the General Assembly on the findings of the study; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Thomas Middleton
Hearing 4/06 At 1:00 P.m. on 04/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Hospitals - Changes in Status - Hospital Employee Retraining and Economic Impact Statements [HB-932]
Requiring a hospital that voluntarily converts to a freestanding medical facility or is acquired by another hospital or health system to pay a fee directly to the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation if workers are displaced; prohibiting the fee from exceeding a 0.01 percent of the total revenue approved by the Health Services Cost Review Commission for a specified fiscal year; limiting the number of times the fee may be assessed; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. C. William Frick
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Payment of Minimum Wage Required (Fight for Fifteen) [SB-962]
Specifying the State minimum wage rate in effect for specified time periods based on employer size; increasing, except under specified circumstances, the State minimum wage rate based on the annual growth in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers for the Washington-Baltimore metropolitan area; requiring the Board of Revenue Estimates during a specified time period to conduct a specified analysis; authorizing, under specified circumstances, the Governor to temporarily suspend a minimum wage rate increase; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Clean Energy Workforce Account - Establishment [SB-942]
Establishing the Clean Energy Workforce Account in the Maryland Employment Advancement Right Now Program; providing for the funding of the Account; specifying that the purpose of the Account is to provide grants on a competitive basis to provide pre-apprenticeship job training for careers in the clean energy industry; specifying the priority for grants awarded from the Account; requiring that a pre-apprenticeship job training program include specified training and curriculum and a specified documented strategy; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Roger Manno
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Regulation of Farm Labor Contractors and Foreign Labor Contractors [SB-1016]
Providing that an agreement by a foreign worker to waive specified rights is void as contrary to public policy; requiring an individual to be licensed by the Commissioner before the individual may perform a foreign labor contracting service in the State for consideration; providing that a specified license authorizes the licensee to perform foreign labor contracting services for consideration; requiring a licensee to take specified actions while performing a foreign labor contracting service in the State; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Susan Lee
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Occupational Safety and Health Act - Voluntary Protection Program [SB-818]
Establishing a Voluntary Protection Program in the Division of Labor and Industry to encourage participating employers to have exemplary worker safety and health programs; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to recognize specified employers under the Program; requiring an employer who wishes to participate in the Program to submit a specified application; authorizing the Commissioner to perform specified evaluations; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Stephen Hershey
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 517 on 05/04/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law - Awards of Certain Fees and Costs and Prohibition Against Retaliation [SB-726]
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 Maryland 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. Delores Kelley
Hearing 3/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/16/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Prevailing Wage Rates - Public Work Contracts - Suits by Employees [SB-626]
Authorizing specified employees to file an action if the employee is paid less than the prevailing wage rate; providing that a determination by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry does not preclude employees from filing actions; requiring a court to award treble damages and reasonable counsel fees and costs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/02/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Apprenticeships - Apprenticeship and Training Council - Revisions [HB-810]
Providing that the Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning is the designated State Apprenticeship Agency under specified provisions of federal law; altering the duties of the Apprenticeship and Training Council; authorizing the Division to deregister a program or course rather than the Council suspending or revoking the approval of a program or course under specified circumstances; repealing a provision that authorizes the Council to recommend that the Division negotiate and adopt specified reciprocity agreements; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 257 on 04/18/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Maryland Wage and Hour Law - Public Senior Higher Education Institution - Payment of County Minimum Wage [HB-763]
Altering a specified provision of the Maryland Wage and Hour Law to authorize a specified public senior higher education institution to pay to a specified employee under specified circumstances the minimum wage rate set by the county in which the employee's principal place of employment is located.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dana Stein
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/07/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Providing Our Workers Education and Readiness (POWER) - Apprenticeship Act [SB-699]
Requiring a contractor or subcontractor awarded a specified contract for a specified construction project that receives specified funding from the State capital budget to be affiliated with, and to use apprentices from, an apprenticeship program that is registered with the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation or the United States Department of Labor, or requiring the contractor or subcontractor to make specified payments to the State Apprenticeship Training Fund or to specified apprenticeship programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Second Reading Passed on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Exemptions From Overtime Pay - Administrative, Executive, or Professional Capacity [SB-607]
Altering the conditions under which an individual who works in a specified administrative, executive, or professional capacity qualifies for an exemption from overtime pay; requiring that individuals be compensated on a salary basis at a specified rate or amount to qualify as an individual who is employed in an administrative, executive, or professional capacity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cheryl Kagan
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/06/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Exemptions From Overtime Pay - Administrative, Executive, or Professional Capacity [HB-665]
Altering the conditions under which an individual who works in a specified administrative, executive, or professional capacity qualifies for an exemption from overtime pay; requiring that individuals be compensated on a salary basis at a specified rate or amount to qualify as an individual who is employed in an administrative, executive, or professional capacity; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Clarence Lam
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/21/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Career Apprenticeship Opportunity Act of 2017 [HB-652]
Requiring the State Board of Education to develop, on or before December 1, 2017, goals for percentages of high school graduates for completing specified career and technical education programs and earning specified credentials, and to develop a method to consider a student's attainment of a specified credential or completion of a specified apprenticeship program as equivalent to a specified Advanced Placement examination score for a specified purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Referred To Interim Study By Ways And Means on 04/10/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work Act [SB-490]
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 labor organizations and employers from taking specified action against an employee or a prospective employee, or specified other persons, for specified purposes; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Bob Cassilly
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/22/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work [HB-531]
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; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Tony McConkey
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/20/2017
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Maryland 2017 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses [SB-468]
Providing that specified noncompete and conflict of interest provisions that restrict the ability of an employee to enter into employment with a new employer or to become self-employed in the same or similar business or trade are null and void as being against the public policy of the State.
Sponsored by: Sen. John Astle
Unfavorable Report By Finance on 02/24/2017