HB 1410

Labor and Employment – Secure Maryland Wage Act

Sponsor: Delegate BranchCommittee: Economic MattersSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 2/18 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring that certain employees working at a heightened security interest location be paid a certain wage or combination of wages and benefits; specifying that low wages, high turnover rates, and the inexperience of many employees at certain locations hinder the ability of employees to respond to emergency situations threatening the safety, security, and welfare of the residents of the State; specifying that certain provisions of the Act do not diminish certain rights of certain covered employees; etc.

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Testimony (25)

MGA witness list

FAV 16FavorableFWA 3Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Baron, Peter	Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dixon, Anthony	BWI	Position only
FAV	Yiferu, Berhanu	BWI	Position only
FAV	Scott, Brandon	Baltimore City Council President	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Little, Kobi	Baltimore City NAACP	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Schmidt, Caroline	Baltimore City Teachers Union	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Byrne, Julia	Baltimore County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Cooper, David	Economic Policy Institute	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jones, Jermain	Metropolitan Baltimore Council of AFL-CIO Unions	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Huizar, Laura	National Employment Law Project	Written (PDF)
FAV	Green, Shale	Port of Baltimore	Position only
FAV	Contreras, Jaime	SEIU 32BJ	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Hullinger, Father Ty	Saint Dominic Church	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	BLENDY, NICHOLAS	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Delegate Branch, Delegate Branchlegislator	Individual	Position only
UNF	Cernak, Cheri	CRC Restaurants	Oral
UNF	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	MD Retailers Association	Oral
UNF	O'HALLORAN, MIKE	NFIB	Oral
UNF	Thompson, Melvinlobbyist	Restaurant Association of Maryland	Oral
UNF	MDOT, MAA MPA	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Johansen, Mike	Enterprise Holdings	Position only
FWA	Roddy, Pat	Enterprise Holdings	Written (PDF)
FWA	McCulloch, Champe	Maryland AGC	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

Baltimore City Council PresidentFAV 1

Baltimore City NAACPFAV 1

Baltimore City Teachers UnionFAV 1

Baltimore CountyFAV 1

BWIFAV 2

CRC RestaurantsUNF 1

Economic Policy InstituteFAV 1

Enterprise HoldingsFWA 2

Greater Baltimore CommitteeUNF 1

Maryland AGCFWA 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

MD Retailers AssociationUNF 1

Metropolitan Baltimore Council of AFL-CIO UnionsFAV 1

National Employment Law ProjectFAV 1

NFIBUNF 1

Port of BaltimoreFAV 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1

Saint Dominic ChurchFAV 1

SEIU 32BJFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFPrice, SarahMD Retailers AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

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