December
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November
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October
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September
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August
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July
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June
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May
Collective Bargaining Agreement Implementation
Bill
House Bill 797 (2023)
Summary
Alters the requirement that economic provisions of a certain final collective bargaining agreement for employees of the Maryland-national Capital Park and Planning Commission be subject to funding by the Montgomery County Council and the Prince George’s County Council to instead require that certain terms and conditions of the final agreement be subject to approval by the Montgomery County Council and the Prince George’s County Council.
Enacted
05/08/2023
Effective Date
To be determined.
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Disaster Service and Uniformed Services Leave
Bill
Senate Bill 48 (2023)
Summary
Defines the term emergency manager; adds certain State employees to certain provisions of law authorizing disaster service leave with pay; authorizes certain appointing authorities to waive certain requirements for disaster service leave and to increase the number of days of disaster service leave under certain circumstances; defines uniformed services for the purpose of adding certain individuals to certain provisions of law relating to certain paid leave and military administrative leave.
Enacted
05/08/2023
Effective Date
To be determined.
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Minors Information Sharing by Employers
Bill
House Bill 229 (2023)
Summary
Requires the Commissioner of Labor and Industry, subject to a certain limitation, to release certain personal information of a minor who has a work permit to certain entities that have requested and have registered with the Maryland Department of Labor for the purposes of receiving the information; relates to the employment of minors and work permits.
Enacted
05/03/2023
Effective Date
10/01/2023
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Personal_information; Wage_and_Hour: Certificate, Child_labor
Job Opportunities for High School Students Act
Bill
Senate Bill 172 (2023)
Summary
Requires 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.
Enacted
05/03/2023
Effective Date
10/01/2023
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Personal_information; Wage_and_Hour: Certificate, Child_labor
Employment Contract Noncompete and Conflict of Interest
Bill
Senate Bill 591 (2023)
Summary
Alters the application of the prohibition on including a noncompete or conflict of interest provision in an employment contract or similar document or agreement that restricts 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.
Enacted
05/03/2023
Effective Date
10/01/2023
Topics
Agreements: Covenant_not_compete, Non-compete; Employment_relations: Low_wage_employee
Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program Modification
Bill
House Bill 988, Senate Bill 828 (2023)
Summary
Modifies the Family and Medical Leave Insurance Program; prohibits the total rate of contribution from exceeding a certain percentage of an employee wage; requires the State to pay for certain contributions for certain employees; requires the Department of Health to reimburse certain community providers for employer contributions in a certain manner; repeals the requirement that a covered individual exhaust all employer-provided leave that is not required to be provided under law before receiving benefits.
Enacted
04/24/2023
Effective Date
06/01/2023
Topics
Employee_obligation: Documentation, Notice; Leave_laws: Family, Medical
April
State Personnel
Bill
Senate Bill 79 (2023)
Summary
Authorizes a certain employee or a certain exclusive representative to initiate a grievance procedure under certain provisions of law; requires certain decision makers in a grievance procedure in certain higher education systems to award certain damages under certain circumstances; requires certain employee grievance procedures and personnel systems to include certain redress for certain violations.
Enacted
04/24/2023
Effective Date
10/01/2023
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Grievance Procedures
Bill
House Bill 184 (2023)
Summary
Authorizes a certain employee or certain exclusive representative to initiate a grievance procedure under certain provisions of law; requires certain decision makers in a grievance procedure in certain higher education systems to award certain damages under certain circumstances; requires the Secretary of Transportation to be consistent with certain provisions of law and include redress for certain violations; relates to grievance procedures for State personnel and education and transportation employees.
Enacted
04/24/2023
Effective Date
10/01/2023
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Child Care Provider Criminal Background Investigation
Bill
House Bill 1300 (2023)
Summary
Alters provisions relating to criminal background investigations for certain individuals who care for or supervise children; requires certain facilities to apply to the Central Repository for a national and State criminal history records check for each employee, employer, individual, or volunteer.
Enacted
04/24/2023
Effective Date
10/01/2023
Topics
Employer_Obligations: Background_checks, Criminal_history; Industry: Child_services
Public Employee Relations Act
Bill
House Bill 984 (2023)
Summary
Consolidates and alters certain laws governing collective bargaining for certain public employees; includes laws related to the establishment of bargaining units, elections and certification of exclusive representatives, employee and employer rights, unfair labor practices, and strikes and lockouts; establishes the Public Employee Relations Board to oversee collective bargaining activities for certain public employees.
Enacted
04/24/2023
Effective Date
07/01/2023
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
Montgomery County Sheriffs Office Collective Bargaining
Bill
House Bill 763 (2023)
Summary
Requires that the procedures for declaring an impasse and submitting a dispute to binding arbitration be conducted in accordance with certain provisions of the Montgomery County Code if the sheriff of Montgomery county and a bargaining representative are unable to reach agreement during negotiations on matters applicable to employees of the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office; relates to collective bargaining for employees.
Enacted
04/11/2023
Effective Date
10/01/2023
Topics
Industry: Public_employer
March
There were no employment and/or labor bills that were enacted that were identified.
February
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January
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