Private Sector Labor And Industry
Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Apprenticeship 2030 Commission and Representation on the Apprenticeship and Training Council [SB-104]
Requiring that the Apprenticeship and Training Council and consultants to the Council include representation by individuals who are Asian, Black, and Latino; 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; 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
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 168 on 04/24/2023
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Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Acceleration (Fight for Fifteen Acceleration Act of 2023) [SB-81]
Increasing the State minimum wage rate changes in effect for certain periods of time; and repealing the authority of the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase to the State minimum wage rate.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jeff Waldstreicher
Withdrawn By Sponsor on 02/13/2023
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Maryland 2023 Regular Session
Utility Contractors - Employment and Licensure - Requirements and Application [HB-61]
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: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/28/2023
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Apprenticeships and Representation on the Apprenticeship and Training Council [SB-926]
Requiring the Apprenticeship and Training Council and consultants to the Council to include representation by individuals who are Black and Latino; establishing the Apprenticeship 2030 Commission to examine and make recommendations to expand access to apprenticeship to reduce skill shortages in high-demand occupations and provide affordable training for career pathways for young people in the public and private sectors; requiring the Governor to include certain amounts in certain fiscal years in the annual budget for a certain purpose; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Workforce Development - Cybersecurity [HB-1334]
Establishing the Cybersecurity Workforce Accelerator Program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County to increase the cybersecurity workforce in the State, increase the investment of the State in cybersecurity workforce programs and educational programs at certain institutions, and for other purposes related to the cybersecurity workforce in the State; requiring the Department of Commerce and the Maryland Department of Labor to assist in administering the Accelerator Program as necessary; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Elective Medical Procedures – Employee Protections [HB-1297]
Prohibiting an employer from requiring an employee to undergo an elective medical procedure except under certain circumstances and from retaliating against an employee who declines to undergo an elective medical procedure.
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - COVID-19 Vaccinations - Exemption Process (No Jabs for Jobs) [HB-1376]
Requiring an employer to develop a process to allow an employee to obtain an exemption from a COVID-19 vaccination requirement; prohibiting an employer from terminating or forcing an employee to resign under certain circumstances; providing that certain employees have a cause of action against an employer and may seek certain relief and damages; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan Krebs
Hearing 3/14 At 2:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/17/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Private-Sector Employers - Right to Work [HB-1203]
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. Haven Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/15/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Education and Labor and Employment - Cyber Warrior Diversity Program and Workforce Development for Cybersecurity [SB-753]
Requiring the Maryland Higher Education Commission, in consultation with the Cybersecurity Association of Maryland, Inc., on or before July 1 each year, beginning in 2023, to identify certification trends in information technology and cybersecurity sectors and expand the Cyber Warrior Diversity Program under certain circumstances; establishing the Cybersecurity Workforce Accelerator Program at the University of Maryland Baltimore County; establishing the Cybersecurity Workforce Accelerator Fund; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Hester
Third Reading Passed (128-3) on 04/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - User Name and Password Privacy - Law Enforcement Agencies [SB-851]
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: Sen. Jill Carter
Hearing 4/09 At 11:00 A.m. on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Acceleration [SB-721]
Increasing the State minimum wage rates in effect for certain periods of time; and repealing the authority of the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase to the State minimum wage rate.
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory McCray
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program [HB-821]
Establishing the Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program in the Maryland Department of Labor for the purpose of providing grants to eligible employers for training programs attended by health care workers; and requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill an appropriation of at least $1,000,000 for the Program.
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne Kaiser
Referred Rules on 04/09/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Employment of Minors - Opportunities for Work [HB-719]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, subject to a certain limitation, to release certain personal information of a minor who is at least 16 years old and 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 Department for the purpose of receiving the information.
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Third Reading Passed (106-29) on 04/08/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Increase [HB-698]
Increasing the State minimum wage rates in effect for certain periods of time; and repealing the authority of the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase to the State minimum wage rate.
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Execution on a Judgment - Child Support Arrearage - Workers' Compensation [HB-650]
Specifying that 25% of the net recovery by the debtor on a claim for workers' compensation is subject to execution on a judgment for a child support arrearage.
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin Brooks
Favorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/11/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Healthy Working Families Act - Application [HB-640]
Altering the exemption from the application of the Healthy Working Families Act for employees employed in the construction industry; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ned Carey
Hearing 2/23 At 12:00 P.m. on 02/21/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program [SB-518]
Establishing the Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program in the Maryland Department of Labor for the purpose of providing matching grants to eligible employers for training programs attended by health care workers; requiring the Governor to include in the annual budget bill and appropriation of at least $1,000,000 for the Program; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 403 on 05/16/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [SB-530]
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; and 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. James Rosapepe
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act 2022) [HB-496]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in the Maryland Department of Labor to provide temporary benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes; establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund to be used to pay certain benefits; requiring certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to contribute to the Fund; requiring the Secretary to establish the total rate of contribution; requiring the Secretary to establish a system of appeals; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana Kelly
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
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Maryland 2022 Regular Session
St. Mary's County - Emergency Services Applicants - Polygraph Examinations [HB-527]
Exempting applicants for employment as a paramedic or an emergency medical technician with St. Mary's County or employment with the St. Mary's County Emergency Communications Center from the prohibition on employers requiring or demanding that an individual submit to or take a polygraph examination as a condition of employment.
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 432 on 05/16/2022