HB 908

Labor and Employment - Maryland Healthy Working Families Act - Verification

Sponsor: Christopher T. Adams (District 37B)Committee: Economic MattersSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the circumstances under which an employer is authorized to require an employee who uses certain sick and safe leave to provide verification that the leave was used appropriately; and authorizing certain employers to deny a certain request to take certain sick and safe leave under certain circumstances.

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Testimony (21)

MGA witness list

FAV 10FavorableUNF 11Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Zinsmeister, Robert	ABC	Written (PDF)
FAV	Pursel, Melanie	Greater Ocean City Chamber of Commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	McCulloch, Champe	Maryland AGC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Harrison, Michael	Maryland Department of Labor	Written (PDF)
FAV	O'Halloran, Mike	NFIB	Oral
FAV	Thompson, Melvinlobbyist	Restaurant Association of Maryland	Position only
FAV	lane, holly	garrett county chamber of commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Adams, Delegate Adamslegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	pursel, melanie	Individual	Position only
FAV	thompson, melvinlobbyist	Individual	Position only
UNF	Bevan-Dangel, Jenniferlobbyist	ACY	Written (PDF)
UNF	Orr, Benjamin	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Written (PDF)
UNF	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
UNF	CAVANAGH, TERRENCElobbyist	SEIU STATE COUNCIL	Written (PDF)
UNF	frazier, derell	job opportunities task force	Position only
UNF	frazier, derrell	jotf	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	jefferson, staceylobbyist	maryland against poverty coalition	Written (PDF)
UNF	dworak-fisher, sally	pjc	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	dwork-fisher, sally	pjc	Position only
UNF	siri, michellelobbyist	womens law center	Written (PDF)
UNF	DEWS, CHRISTOPHERlobbyist	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ABCFAV 1

ACYUNF 1

garrett county chamber of commerceFAV 1

Greater Ocean City Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

job opportunities task forceUNF 1

jotfUNF 1

maryland against poverty coalitionUNF 1

Maryland AGCFAV 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyUNF 1

Maryland Department of LaborFAV 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOUNF 1

NFIBFAV 1

pjcUNF 2

Restaurant Association of MarylandFAV 1

SEIU STATE COUNCILUNF 1

womens law centerUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland

FAVthompson, melvinRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland

UNFBevan-Dangel, JenniferACYRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Humane Society of the United States; Chesapeake Bay Foundation; Humane World for Animals

UNFCAVANAGH, TERRENCESEIU STATE COUNCILRegistered for: SEIU Local 500; SEIU Maryland & DC State Council

UNFjefferson, staceymaryland against poverty coalitionRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

UNFsiri, michellewomens law centerRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

UNFDEWS, CHRISTOPHERRegistered for: Advance Maryland Education Fund; Beyond Impact; Center for Urban Families; Dews & Associates; Out for Justice, Inc.; REFORM Alliance…