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Labor and Employment - Apprenticeship 2030 Commission and Representation on the Apprenticeship and Training Council [SB-104]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Education ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
SB-104: Labor and Employment - Apprenticeship 2030 Commission and Representation on the Apprenticeship and Training Council
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 168 on 04/24/2023
Utility Contractors - Employment and Licensure - Requirements and Application [HB-61]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Energy ]
[Construction ]
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.
HB-61: Utility Contractors - Employment and Licensure - Requirements and Application
Sponsored by: Rep. Lorig Charkoudian
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/28/2023
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Labor and Employment - Apprenticeships and Representation on the Apprenticeship and Training Council [SB-926]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
[Education ]
[Funding ]
[Economic Development ]
[Children and Youth ]
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.
SB-926: Labor and Employment - Apprenticeships and Representation on the Apprenticeship and Training Council
Sponsored by: Sen. Obie Patterson
Vetoed By The Governor (policy) on 05/27/2022
Labor and Employment - Workforce Development - Cybersecurity [HB-1334]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Education ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
HB-1334: Labor and Employment - Workforce Development - Cybersecurity
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/15/2022
Labor and Employment – Elective Medical Procedures – Employee Protections [HB-1297]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
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.
HB-1297: Labor and Employment – Elective Medical Procedures – Employee Protections
Sponsored by: Sen. Mike McKay
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/08/2022
Labor and Employment - COVID-19 Vaccinations - Exemption Process (No Jabs for Jobs) [HB-1376]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
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.
HB-1376: Labor and Employment - COVID-19 Vaccinations - Exemption Process (No Jabs for Jobs)
Sponsored by: Rep. Susan W Krebs
Hearing 3/14 At 2:00 P.m. (health And Government Operations) on 02/17/2022
Labor and Employment - Private-Sector Employers - Right to Work [HB-1203]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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.
HB-1203: Labor and Employment - Private-Sector Employers - Right to Work
Sponsored by: Rep. Haven Neely Shoemaker
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/15/2022
Education and Labor and Employment - Cyber Warrior Diversity Program and Workforce Development for Cybersecurity [SB-753]
[Education ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
SB-753: Education and Labor and Employment - Cyber Warrior Diversity Program and Workforce Development for Cybersecurity
Sponsored by: Sen. Katie Fry Hester
Motion Special Order Until End Of This Calendar (delegate Luedtke) Adopted on 04/11/2022
Labor and Employment - User Name and Password Privacy - Law Enforcement Agencies [SB-851]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Data Privacy ]
[Cybersecurity ]
[Technology and Innovation ]
[Public Safety ]
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.
SB-851: Labor and Employment - User Name and Password Privacy - Law Enforcement Agencies
Sponsored by: Sen. Jill P Carter
Hearing 4/09 At 11:00 A.m. on 04/09/2022
Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Acceleration [SB-721]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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.
SB-721: Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Acceleration
Sponsored by: Sen. Cory V. McCray
Hearing 3/10 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/11/2022
Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program [HB-821]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
HB-821: Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program
Sponsored by: Rep. Anne R Kaiser
Referred Rules on 04/09/2022
Employment of Minors - Opportunities for Work [HB-719]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Education ]
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.
HB-719: Employment of Minors - Opportunities for Work
Sponsored by: Rep. Pamela Queen
Referred Rules on 04/08/2022
Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Increase [HB-698]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
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.
HB-698: Labor and Employment - State Minimum Wage Rate - Increase
Sponsored by: Rep. Jay Walker
Hearing 2/22 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/03/2022
Execution on a Judgment - Child Support Arrearage - Workers' Compensation [HB-650]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Workers' Compensation ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
[Children and Youth ]
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.
HB-650: Execution on a Judgment - Child Support Arrearage - Workers' Compensation
Sponsored by: Sen. Benjamin T. Brooks
Favorable Report By Judicial Proceedings on 04/11/2022
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Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program [SB-518]
[Healthcare ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Economic Development ]
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.
SB-518: Career Pathways for Health Care Workers Program
Sponsored by: Sen. Malcolm L. Augustine
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 403 on 05/16/2022
Maryland Fair Scheduling Act [SB-530]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Food ]
[Small Business ]
[Consumer Protection ]
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.
SB-530: Maryland Fair Scheduling Act
Sponsored by: Sen. James C. Rosapepe
Hearing 2/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/07/2022
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Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act 2022) [HB-496]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Insurance ]
[Healthcare ]
[Family-Related Legislation ]
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.
HB-496: Labor and Employment - Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program - Establishment (Time to Care Act 2022)
Sponsored by: Sen. Ariana M. Kelly
Vetoed By The Governor (duplicative) on 05/27/2022
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St. Mary's County - Emergency Services Applicants - Polygraph Examinations [HB-527]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
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.
HB-527: St. Mary's County - Emergency Services Applicants - Polygraph Examinations
Sponsored by: No sponsors
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 432 on 05/16/2022