December
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
November
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
October
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
September
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
August
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
July
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
June
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
May
Reporting Requirements
Bill
House Bill 544
Summary
Relates to health facilities and residential service agencies; provides for a reporting requirement.
Enacted
05/30/2022
Effective Date
10/01/2022
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Reporting_required; Employment_relations: Employee, Independent_contract, Staffing; Industry: Residential_svc_agcy
Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission Hiring
Bill
House Bill 400
Summary
Repeals provisions relating to obtaining a criminal history records check in Carroll County; authorizes the Department of Human Resources in Carroll County to request, along with a submission of two complete sets of an employee’s or volunteers fingerprints and certain fees, from the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services a State and national criminal history records check for a prospective county employee or volunteer.
Enacted
05/16/2022
Effective Date
10/01/2022
Topics
Public_employer
Carroll County Prospective Employees and Volunteers
Bill
Senate Bill 371
Summary
Repeals provisions relating to obtaining a criminal history records check in Carroll County; authorizes the Department of Human Resources in Carroll County to request, along with a submission of two complete sets of an employee’s or volunteers fingerprints and certain fees, from the Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services a State and national criminal history records check for a prospective county employee or volunteer.
Enacted
05/12/2022
Effective Date
07/01/2022
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Background_checks, Criminal_history; Employment_relations: Prospective_employee, Volunteer; Industry: Public_employer
Discrimination in Employment
Bill
House Bill 78
Summary
Relates to employment discrimination and reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.
Enacted
05/12/2022
Effective Date
10/01/2022
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Accommodation, Undue_hardship; Employment_relations: Applicant; Prohibited_Practices: Disability
April
Juneteenth National Independence Day
Bill
House Bill 227
Summary
Establishes Juneteenth National Independence Day as a state legal holiday and state employee holiday.
Enacted
04/12/2022
Effective Date
06/01/2022
Topics
Leave_laws: Holidays, Juneteenth
Prevailing Wage
Bill
Senate Bill 1
Summary
Authorizes the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to issue a stop work order for each work site where the Commissioner has made an initial determination that a contractor or subcontractor may have violated the prevailing wage requirements; requires the Commissioner to follow certain procedures under certain circumstances; authorizes a prime contractor to terminate the contract of a subcontractor without incurring certain liability if the subcontractor has a stop work order issued against them.
Enacted
04/09/2022
Effective Date
10/01/2022
Topics
Wage_and_Hour: Prevailing_wage
Procurement Prevailing Wage Applicability
Bill
Senate Bill 259
Summary
Applies the Prevailing Wage Law to a certain contract for the construction of a public work by expanding the definition of construction to include services provided under a mechanical systems service contract.
Enacted
04/09/2022
Effective Date
10/01/2022
Topics
Industry: Govt_contractor; Wage_and_Hour: Prevailing_wage
Labor and Employment Family and Medical Leave Insurance
Bill
Senate Bill 275
Summary
Establishes the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program in the State Department of Labor to provide certain benefits to individuals who take leave from employment for certain purposes; establishes the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund as a special, nonlapsing fund; requires beginning on a certain date, certain employees, employers, and self-employed individuals to contribute to the Fund in a certain manner.
Enacted
04/09/2022
Effective Date
06/01/2022, 10/01/2022, 12/01/2022, 01/01/2023
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Notice; Employment_relations: Current_employees, New_employee; Family_members: Adopted, Biological, Child, Foster, Grandchild, Grandparent, In-law, Legal_custody, Legal_guardian, Loco_parentis, Parent, Sibling, Spouse, Step; Leave_laws: Bonding, Family, Medical, Military, Parental
March
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
February
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
January
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
