Labor and Employment - Secure Maryland Wage Act
Sponsor: Antonio Hayes (District 40)Committee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 2/06 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; declaring findings of the General Assembly; specifying that certain provisions of the Act do not diminish certain rights of certain covered employees; specifying that a certain agreement to work for less than a certain wage is void under certain circumstances; requiring an employer to keep certain records for at least 3 years; etc.
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Testimony (28)
MGA witness listFAV 17FavorableUNF 11Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Contreras, Jaime | 32BJ SEIU | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | BAR0N, PETER | AACO | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dixon, Anthony | BWI | Position only |
| FAV | Green, Daijah | BWI | Position only |
| FAV | Yiferu, Berhanu | BWI | Position only |
| FAV | Scott, Brandon | Baltimore City Council President | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Schmidt, Caroline | Baltimore City Teachers Union | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Byrne, Julia | Baltimore County | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Little, Kobi | Baltimore NAACP | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Young, Mayor Jack | CityofBaltimore | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wood, Joyce | Dulles | Position only |
| FAV | Cooper, David | Economic Policy Institute | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Dworak-Fisher, Sally | PHC | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bailey, Jaynee | Port of Baltimore | Position only |
| FAV | Hullinger, Father Ty | Saint Dominic Church | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lingo, Tracy | UNITE HERE Local 7 | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Senator Hayes, Senator Hayeslegislator | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Cernak, Cheri | CRC Restaurants | Oral |
| UNF | Fry, Donald | Greater Baltimore Committee | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Locklair, Caileylobbyist | MD Retailers Assoc | Oral |
| UNF | McCulloch, Champe | Maryland AGC | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | O'Halloran, Mike | NFIB | Oral |
| UNF | Thompson, Melvinlobbyist | Restaurant Association of Maryland | Oral |
| UNF | Rudich, Kyle | Silver Diner | Oral |
| UNF | Richardson, David | Southwest Airlines | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Morgan, Mary | The Morgan Group | Oral |
| UNF | JTOSI1@MDOT.MARYLAND.GOV, MDOT | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | MPA MAA, MDOT | Individual | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
32BJ SEIUFAV 1
AACOFAV 1
Baltimore CountyFAV 1
Baltimore NAACPFAV 1
BWIFAV 3
CityofBaltimoreFAV 1
CRC RestaurantsUNF 1
DullesFAV 1
Maryland AGCUNF 1
MD Retailers AssocUNF 1
NFIBUNF 1
PHCFAV 1
Port of BaltimoreFAV 1
Saint Dominic ChurchFAV 1
Silver DinerUNF 1
Southwest AirlinesUNF 1
The Morgan GroupUNF 1
UNITE HERE Local 7FAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFLocklair, CaileyMD Retailers AssocRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association
UNFThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland