Private Sector Labor And Industry
Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Employers of Ex-Offenders - Liability for Negligent Hiring or Inadequate Supervision - Immunity [HB-503]
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. Mary Ann Lisanti
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/04/2019
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Labor and Employment - Noncompete and Conflict of Interest Clauses [HB-38]
Providing that certain 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; providing the Act does not apply to an employment contract or a similar document or agreement with respect to the taking or use of a client list or other proprietary client-related information; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Alfred Carr
Delegates Bromwell, Charkoudian, And Wilson on 04/03/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program – Establishment [HB-341]
Establishing the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program; providing for the manner in which the Program is to be administered; providing for the powers and duties of the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation under the Program; requiring, beginning on January 1, 2020, certain employees and employers to pay the Secretary certain contributions; requiring, beginning on July 1, 2021, an individual to meet certain conditions to be eligible for benefits; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Hearing 2/12 At 1:00 P.m. on 01/29/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Procurement - Public Work Contracts - Contractor Occupational Safety and Health Requirements [HB-24]
Requiring a prospective bidder or offeror when submitting a bid or offer for a public work contract to submit to the public body a certain contractor safety and health plan and a certain attestation; requiring a contractor safety and health plan to include certain information; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop a certain safety and health calculation worksheet and certain safety and health rating system; requiring the Commissioner to adopt regulations to carry out the Act; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment – Payment of Wages – Minimum Wage (Fight for Fifteen) [HB-166]
Specifying the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for certain time periods and for certain employers except under certain circumstances; authorizing the Board of Public Works to temporarily suspend an increase to the minimum wage rate if the seasonally adjusted total employment is negative, subject to certain limitations; requiring the Governor's proposed budget for certain fiscal years to include certain rate increases for certain community service providers over the funding provided in certain legislative appropriations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kumar Barve
Gubernatorial Veto Override - Chapter 10 on 03/28/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Wage Payment and Collection - General Contractor Liability [HB-1333]
Establishing that certain contractors are jointly and severally liable for certain violations of the wage payment and collection law by certain subcontractors if the employee notified the general contractor, in writing, within 90 days after the violation occurred and the general contractor failed to cure the violation within 30 days after receiving the notice; prohibiting a certain obligation or contract right from being impaired by the Act; and applying the Act prospectively.
Sponsored by: Rep. Christopher Adams
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/15/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Seasonal Temporary Workers [HB-1300]
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. Christopher Adams
First Reading House Rules And Executive Nominations on 02/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Organ Donation - Prohibition on Discrimination by Insurer and Unpaid Leave [HB-1284]
Prohibiting certain insurers, based solely on the status of an applicant or individual status as an organ donor, from taking certain action relating to certain insurance policies; prohibiting certain insurers from prohibiting an applicant or individual from donating an organ as a condition of insurance; providing that certain employees are entitled to up to 60 business days of unpaid organ donation leave in a 12-month period under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Luedtke
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 402 on 05/13/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Labor Organizations - Right to Work [HB-126]
Prohibiting an 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; prohibiting an employer from threatening an employee or a prospective employee with certain action; providing certain penalties for violation of the Act; applying the Act prospectively; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Seth Howard
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 02/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Career Education Act of 2019 [HB-1250]
Requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to develop a mobile application to target employers in industries in which industry skills align with the skills developed through membership in a certain student organization; requiring county boards of education to treat the pursuit of certain certificates, certifications, or apprenticeships as the equivalent of pursuing postsecondary education; requiring a county board to pay any fees related to career technology student organizations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ken Kerr
Hearing 3/07 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
State Contracts - Certification of Pay Equity Compliance - Requirement [HB-1236]
Requiring certain employers to have a certificate of pay equity compliance issued by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry; requiring a custodian of public records to deny the inspection of the part of a public record that contains certain data related to equal pay certificates; prohibiting certain units from entering into a certain contract unless a certain employer has a certain certificate; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Dereck Davis
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/26/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Community Career Centers for 21st-Century Jobs [HB-1226]
Requiring each local workforce development board to recruit employers to provide youth apprenticeships, registered apprenticeships, and job opportunities for certain students and graduates; requiring each local workforce development board to match high school students with youth apprenticeships, registered apprenticeships, and job opportunities; requiring the State and certain local governing bodies, beginning in fiscal year 2021, to distribute a certain amount of funding to local workforce development boards; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Kathleen Dumais
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters; Withdrawn on 03/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Apprenticeship Career Training Pilot Program for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals - Establishment [HB-1167]
Establishing the Apprenticeship Career Training Pilot Program for Formerly Incarcerated Individuals; establishing the purpose and method for administering the Program; requiring the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation to administer the Program; establishing certain standards under which certain employers may be eligible to receive certain grants; requiring the Department to adopt certain regulations; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Enacted Under Article Ii, Section 17(c) Of The Maryland Constitution - Chapter 726 on 05/25/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Unemployment Insurance - Contribution and Employment Reports - Required Information (Workforce Data Act of 2019) [HB-1128]
Requiring that the information that the Secretary of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation requires to be included in unemployment insurance contribution and employment reports shall include, for each employee, occupation and job title, number of hours worked in a calendar quarter, and work location; and requiring that the location listed in a contribution and employment report under a certain provision of the Act be the employee's actual work site and not the employing unit's place of business.
Sponsored by: Rep. Ben Barnes
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
High Schools - Postsecondary Career and Technology Education Programs - Reporting on Student Acceptance Rates [HB-1125]
Requiring each local school system to report to the State Department of Education on or before March 1 each year the number of high school students accepted into postsecondary career and technology education programs during the previous calendar year and the types of programs in which the students were accepted; and requiring the Department on or before April 1 each year to publish on its website a list of the high schools that reported on students who were accepted into postsecondary career and technology education programs; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Eric Ebersole
Hearing 3/01 At 1:00 P.m. on 02/12/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Employers - Health Crisis Hotline - Posting of Notice [HB-1109]
Requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, in consultation with the Maryland Department of Health, to develop a notice of the Health Crisis Hotline; requiring an employer to keep the notice posted conspicuously at each place of employment; authorizing an employee of an employer who violates the posting requirement to file a complaint with the Commissioner; requiring the Commissioner to take certain actions on receipt of a complaint; authorizing the Commissioner to assess a penalty under certain circumstances; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Julian Ivey
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/11/2019
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Maryland 2019 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Exemptions From Overtime Pay - Administrative, Executive, or Professional Capacity (Overtime Modernization Act of 2019) [HB-1040]
Altering the conditions under which an individual who works in a certain administrative, executive, or professional capacity qualifies for an exemption from overtime pay; requiring that an individual be compensated on a salary basis at $900 or more per week, exclusive of board, lodging, or other facilities, to qualify as an individual who is employed in an administrative, executive, or professional capacity; etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Cheryl Glenn
Unfavorable Report By Economic Matters on 03/14/2019
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Equal Pay for Equal Work - Revisions [SB-994]
Establishing the Equal Pay Commission to study and promote research on wage disparities and recommend ways to remediate wage disparities in the public and private sectors, between men and women and between minorities and nonminorities; requiring an employer to include specified information in a job advertisement to recruit an employee or individual contractor to fill a position within the employer's organization; prohibiting an employer from seeking salary history information by specified methods; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Ronald Young
Unfavorable Report By Finance; Withdrawn on 03/24/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning - Adult Education and Literacy Services - Revisions [SB-95]
Repealing the Workforce Creation and Adult Education Transition Council; altering the responsibility of the Department of Labor, Licensing, and Regulation as it relates to the development of a specified State plan; repealing a specified provision of law authorizing each county board of education to establish and maintain day and evening schools for adults; altering the circumstances under which an individual may obtain a high school diploma by examination under a specified provision of law; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen.
Approved By The Governor - Chapter 346 on 05/10/2016
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Maryland 2016 Regular Session
Labor and Employment - Payment of Wages - Minimum Wage and Repeal of Tip Credit [SB-940]
Specifying the State minimum wage rate that is in effect for specified time periods; increasing, except under specified circumstances, the State minimum wage rate in effect for specified periods of time based on the annual growth in the Consumer Price Index; repealing the authority of an employer to include, as part of an employee's wage, a specified amount to represent the tips of the employee; etc.
Sponsored by: Sen. Richard Madaleno
Hearing 3/17 At 1:00 P.m. on 03/17/2016