SB 217

Labor and Employment - Wage History and Wage Range

Sponsor: Senator LeeCommittee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Favorable with Amendments Report by Economic Matters (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Requiring an employer, on request, to provide to an applicant for employment the wage range for the position for which the applicant applied; prohibiting an employer from taking negative actions against an applicant for employment because the applicant did not provide wage history or wage range; prohibiting an employer from relying on wage history, except when voluntarily provided, for the purpose of determining fair wage, and from seeking an applicant's wage history from former employers or their agents; etc.

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Testimony (59)

MGA witness list

FAV 44FavorableFWA 1Favorable with amendmentsUNF 13UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Spielberger, Joseph	ACLU of Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gilmore, Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Council 3	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Guido, Jeffrey	Baltimore DC Metro Building Trades Council	Written (PDF)
FAV	Tang, Debbie	Bridge Partners LLC	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Fihelly, Linda	Business and Professional Women/MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dharba, Lakshmi	Frederick County Commission on Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morris, Colleen	HCEA	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morris, Colleen	Howard County Education Association	Position only
FAV	DEWS, Christopherlobbyist	JOTF	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	ORR, BENJAMIN	MARYLAND CENTER ON ECONOMIC POLICY	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wise, Steve	MD Academy of Family Physicians	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	MD DC AFL CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Seanlobbyist	MSEA	Written (PDF)
FAV	White, Marcelinelobbyist	Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Keating, Mary	Maryland Employer Lawyers Association	Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Jefferson, Staceylobbyist	Marylanders Against Pooverty	Written (PDF)
FAV	Irwin, Laura	MoCo community action	Written (PDF)
FAV	Martin, Ruth	MomsRising	Written (PDF)
FAV	Drew, Nicole	Montgomery Commission for Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conway, Diana	Montgomery County Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dadone, Dr. Mary	NAACP MSC	Position only
FAV	Phillip, Diana	NARAL Pro-choice MD	Written (PDF)
FAV	Johnson, Andrealobbyist	National Woman's Law Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Oliver, Brittany	Not Without Black Women	Written (PDF)
FAV	Lue, Charisse	Public Justice Center	Position only
FAV	Robinson, Tyra	Public Justice Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Gray, Tara	Randstad Professionals	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Siri, Michellelobbyist	The Women's Law Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dorfman, Margot	US Women's Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
FAV	Batten, Aubrey	Well-Paid Maids	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Amron, Cory	Women Lawyers on Guard Action Network	Written (PDF)
FAV	Conway, Diana	Women's Dem Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Westdorp, Lara	Women's Democratic League Frederick County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Gardner, Jan	frederick county government	Written (PDF)
FAV	Shonibare, Oluwakanyinsola	student	Written (PDF)
FAV	Alsobrooks, Prince George's County Executive	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Dwight, Reverend Leslie	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Henson, Del. Shaneka	Individual	Position only
FAV	Henson, Delegate Shaneka	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Knipe, Molly	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Racheff, Jim	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Lee, Senator Leelegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	St George, Jo	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bereano, Brucelobbyist	Alliance for Construction Excellence & Associated Utility Contractors	Oral
UNF	Fry, Donald	Greater Baltimore Committee	Written (PDF)
UNF	Hood, Tom	MACPA	Written (PDF)
UNF	LOCKLAIR, CAILEYlobbyist	MD RETAILERS ASSOCIATION	Oral
UNF	Murray, Rorylobbyist	MD \| DC CUA	Written (PDF)
UNF	LOCKLAIR, CAILEYlobbyist	MRA	Oral
UNF	OHALLORAN, MIKE	NFIB	Oral
UNF	THOMPSON, MELVINlobbyist	RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION	Oral
UNF	Popham, Brysonlobbyist	bldg owners &mgrs	Written (PDF)
UNF	christian, nicole	garrett county chamber of commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	o'keeffe, kevinlobbyist	iec Chesapeake	Written (PDF)
UNF	Popham, Brysonlobbyist	md assoc of mutual ins	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rohrer, Amylobbyist	mhla	Written (PDF)
FWA	Jabin, Drew	MACo	Written (PDF)
INFO	Wilkins, Barbara	Individual	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

ACLU of MarylandFAV 1

AFSCME Council 3FAV 1

Alliance for Construction Excellence & Associated Utility ContractorsUNF 1

Baltimore DC Metro Building Trades CouncilFAV 1

bldg owners &mgrsUNF 1

Bridge Partners LLCFAV 1

Business and Professional Women/MDFAV 1

Frederick County Commission on WomenFAV 1

frederick county governmentFAV 1

garrett county chamber of commerceUNF 1

Greater Baltimore CommitteeUNF 1

HCEAFAV 1

Howard County Education AssociationFAV 1

iec ChesapeakeUNF 1

JOTFFAV 1

MACoFWA 1

MACPAUNF 1

MARYLAND CENTER ON ECONOMIC POLICYFAV 1

Maryland Consumer Rights CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Employer Lawyers AssociationFAV 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for WomenFAV 1

Marylanders Against PoovertyFAV 1

MD | DC CUAUNF 1

MD Academy of Family PhysiciansFAV 1

md assoc of mutual insUNF 1

MD DC AFL CIOFAV 1

MD RETAILERS ASSOCIATIONUNF 1

mhlaUNF 1

MoCo community actionFAV 1

MomsRisingFAV 1

Montgomery Commission for WomenFAV 1

Montgomery County Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

MRAUNF 1

MSEAFAV 1

NAACP MSCFAV 1

NARAL Pro-choice MDFAV 1

National Woman's Law CenterFAV 1

NFIBUNF 1

Not Without Black WomenFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 2

Randstad ProfessionalsFAV 1

RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONUNF 1

studentFAV 1

The Women's Law CenterFAV 1

US Women's Chamber of CommerceFAV 1

Well-Paid MaidsFAV 1

Women Lawyers on Guard Action NetworkFAV 1

Women's Dem ClubFAV 1

Women's Democratic League Frederick CountyFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVGilmore, DeniseAFSCME Council 3Registered for: AFSCME Maryland Council 3; AFSCME Council 3

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

FAVJohnson, SeanMSEARegistered for: Maryland State Education Association

FAVWhite, MarcelineMaryland Consumer Rights CoalitionRegistered for: Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition DBA Economic Action Maryland; Maryland Consumer Rights Coalition

FAVJefferson, StaceyMarylanders Against PoovertyRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVJohnson, AndreaNational Woman's Law CenterRegistered for: National Women's Law Center

FAVSiri, MichelleThe Women's Law CenterRegistered for: Maryland Legal Services Corporation; Women's Law Center of Maryland, Inc.

UNFBereano, BruceAlliance for Construction Excellence & Associated Utility ContractorsRegistered for: 5400 Holiday Drive LLC; Anne Arundel County Fair; Aurora Technical Systems; BWI Airport Fire Rescue Local 1742; BWI Airport Professional Firefighters; BWI Taxi Management, Inc.…

UNFLOCKLAIR, CAILEYMD RETAILERS ASSOCIATIONRegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFMurray, RoryMD | DC CUARegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Council of Engineering Companies/MD; Association of Independent Maryland and D.C. Schools; Chesapeake Watershed Restoration Professionals; Kaiser Permanente; Lightstar Renewables…

UNFLOCKLAIR, CAILEYMRARegistered for: HPSO Investments LLC, T/A Riverboat on the Potomac; Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFTHOMPSON, MELVINRESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland

UNFPopham, Brysonbldg owners &mgrsRegistered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…

UNFo'keeffe, keviniec ChesapeakeRegistered for: Eva Group LLC; IEC Chesapeake; PepsiCo; W.W. Grainger, Inc.…

UNFPopham, Brysonmd assoc of mutual insRegistered for: Agency Insurance Company of Maryland; Agency Services, Inc.; Army Alliance; Bryson F. Popham P.A.; Building Owners and Managers Association of Greater Baltimore (BOMA); CVS Health…

UNFRohrer, AmymhlaRegistered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association