Private Sector Labor And Industry
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Serving Every Region Through Vocational Exploration Act of 2023 [HB-546]
Establishing the Maryland Corps Program; requiring the Department of Service and Civic Innovation to administer and provide staff for the Program; requiring a Program participant to work at least 30 hours per week and partner with an on-site mentor while working in a service placement; requiring a participating employer to pay a Program participant $15 per hour and provide health insurance benefits; authorizing the Department to disburse a stipend of up to $6,000 to a Program participant who completes a service placement; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Third Reading Passed (37-9) on 03/31/2023
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Healthy Working Families Act - Railroad Employees - Unpaid Leave [SB-456]
Requiring a railroad employer to provide a railroad employee with unpaid earned sick and safe leave under the Healthy Working Families Act.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Hearing 3/02 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Fair Wage Act of 2023 [HB-549]
Increasing the State minimum wage rate in effect for certain periods of time; increasing, except under certain circumstances, the State minimum wage rate in effect for certain periods of time based on annual growth in a certain consumer price index; altering the authority of the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase in the minimum wage rate; and repealing the requirement that the Governor's budgets for certain fiscal years include certain provider rate increases.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Healey
Hearing Canceled on 02/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Apprenticeship 2030 Commission [SB-413]
Establishing the Apprenticeship 2030 Commission to examine and make recommendations to expand access to apprenticeships to reduce skill shortages in high-demand occupations and provide affordable training for career pathways for young people to participate in apprenticeships; and requiring the Commission to report its findings and recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly on or before December 1, 2023.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
First Reading Finance on 02/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [SB-345]
Requiring an employer who employs individuals in a food service facility or retail establishment to pay certain employees at a certain rate of pay for certain shifts of work, except under certain circumstances; providing that certain employees employed in a food service facility or retail establishment have the right to decline to work hours that occur during the 11 hours following the end of a shift; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Joanne Benson
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Delivery Employees - Reimbursement for Mileage - Requirement [SB-361]
Requiring an employer of a delivery employee to reimburse the delivery employee for mileage in an amount that is at least equal to the most recent Internal Revenue Service standard mileage rate; and requiring the employer to post in a conspicuous place where the delivery employee is employed a printed notice of the provisions of the Act in a form that the Commissioner of Labor and Industry requires.
Sponsored by: Sen. Johnny Salling
Hearing 2/23 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/31/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Private-Sector Employers - Right to Work [HB-494]
Prohibiting a private-sector employer from requiring, as a condition of employment or continued employment, an employee or a prospective employee, under certain circumstances, to join or remain a member of a labor organization, pay charges to a labor organization, or pay a certain amount to a third party; establishing certain penalties for a violation of the Act; and requiring the Attorney General to take steps necessary to ensure effective enforcement of the Act.
Sponsored by: Rep. Nicholaus Kipke
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - User Name and Password Privacy - Law Enforcement Agencies [HB-419]
Authorizing certain law enforcement agencies to access, under certain circumstances, social media accounts of applicants; and prohibiting certain law enforcement agencies from keeping or reserving an applicant's user name, password, or other means of accessing a personal account or service.
Sponsored by: Rep. Stephanie Smith
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Frederick County – Adult Detention Center – Polygraph Examinations of Employees [HB-439]
Exempting individuals who apply for employment or are employed in any capacity that involves direct personal contact with an inmate in the Frederick County Adult Detention Center from the prohibition on employers requiring an employee or a prospective employee to take a polygraph examination or similar test as a condition of prospective or continued employment.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Hearing 2/21 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Utility Contractors - Employment and Licensure - Requirements and Application [SB-337]
Altering the application of a provision of law that requires investor-owned electric companies and gas and electric companies to require contractors and subcontractors on certain projects to take certain actions related to employment and licensure; and altering the actions that the contractors and subcontractors must take with respect to apprenticeship programs and wages.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katherine Klausmeier
Hearing 2/16 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Railroad Company - Movement of Freight - Required Crew [HB-352]
Prohibiting a train or light engine used in the movement of freight in the same rail corridor as a high-speed passenger or commuter train from being operated in the State unless it has at least two crew members; and establishing a penalty for a first offense of a $500 fine and for subsequent offenses within a 3-year period, a fine of $1,000 for each offense.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Referred Finance on 03/10/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [HB-349]
Requiring an employer who employs individuals in a food service facility or retail establishment to pay certain employees at a certain rate of pay for certain shifts of work, except under certain circumstances; providing that certain employees employed in a food service facility or retail establishment have the right to decline to work hours that occur during the 11 hours following the end of a shift; authorizing the Commissioner to conduct an investigation under certain circumstances; imposing certain civil penalties; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Hearing 2/14 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/01/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Maryland Employment Advancement Right Now Program - Strategic Industry Partnerships - Definition [HB-327]
Expanding the Maryland Employment Advancement Right Now Program by altering the definition of "strategic industry partnership" to include a collaboration between a single employer and other partners in which the employer offers to its employees workforce development and training to address certain workforce needs and shortages.
Sponsored by: Rep. Samuel Rosenberg
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/28/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Employment for Minors - Opportunities for Work [HB-229]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to release certain personal information of a minor who has a work permit to employers and apprenticeship sponsors, educational programs and institutions, and local workforce development boards that have requested and have registered with the Maryland Department of Labor for the purpose of receiving the information, if a parent or legal guardian of the minor or the minor elects to allow the sharing of the information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 335 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Employment - Harassment and Intimidation - Reporting (Workplace Psychological Safety Act) [SB-214]
Establishing requirements related to the reporting of incidents of employee harassment and intimidation, including provisions regarding the reporting of incidents by employers to the Commissioner of Labor and Industry and the creation of a reporting form; authorizing the Commissioner to establish an electronic tip program allowing persons to report incidents of alleged harassment or intimidation; requiring the Commissioner to submit an annual report summarizing the information included on the victim reporting forms; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Arthur Ellis
Hearing 2/09 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/25/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Four-Day Workweek Pilot Program and Income Tax Credit - Established (Four-Day Workweek Act of 2023) [SB-197]
Establishing the Four-Day Workweek Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Labor for the purpose of promoting, incentivizing, and supporting the experimentation and study of the use of a 4-day workweek by private and public employers; allowing certain qualifying employers that participate in the Program to claim a credit against the State income tax in an amount to be determined by the Department; requiring the Department to report by December 1 each year on the status of the program to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Shelly Hettleman
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/08/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Energy Generation Projects – Required Labor Standards [SB-170]
Requiring the developer of a covered project, on the approval of a certificate of public convenience and necessity for the construction of a certain generating station or qualified generator lead line or an exemption from a certain requirement for a certificate of public convenience and necessity, to meet certain labor standards and reporting requirements; establishing certain labor standards and certain certification, reporting, and record-keeping requirements related to the construction of a covered project; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Brian Feldman
Hearing 3/30 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/22/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Employment for Minors - Opportunities for Work (Job Opportunities for High School Students Act) [SB-172]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, to release certain personal information of a minor who has a work permit to employers and apprenticeship sponsors, educational programs and institutions, and local workforce development boards that have requested and have registered with the Maryland Department of Labor for the purpose of receiving the information, if a parent or legal guardian of the minor or the minor elects to allow the sharing of the information.
Sponsored by: Sen. James Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 334 on 05/03/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Four–Day Workweek Pilot Program and Income Tax Credit – Established (Four–Day Workweek Act of 2023) [HB-181]
Establishing the Four-Day Workweek Pilot Program in the Maryland Department of Labor for the purpose of promoting, incentivizing, and supporting the experimentation and study of the use of a 4-day workweek by private and public employers; allowing certain qualifying employers that participate in the Program to claim a credit against the State income tax in an amount to be determined by the Department; requiring the Department to report by December 1 each year on the status of the program to the Governor and the General Assembly; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. David Moon
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 03/14/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Employment Standards - Retail Establishments - Seating for Employees [HB-17]
Establishing requirements related to the provision of seating for employees employed at retail establishments in the State that have 20 or more retail employees for each working day in each of 20 or more calendar weeks; establishing enforcement mechanisms, including by creating a private right of action; and providing a penalty of $100 per pay period for an initial violation and $200 per pay period for subsequent violations.
Sponsored by: Rep. Vaughn Stewart
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/28/2023