SB 742

Did not advance

Labor and Employment - Fair Recruitment and Transparency Act

Sponsor: Senator LeeCommittee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Nov 6, 2020)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Providing that an agreement by a foreign worker to waive certain rights is void as contrary to public policy; requiring an individual to be licensed by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry before the individual may perform a foreign labor contracting service in the State for consideration; providing that a certain license authorizes the licensee to perform foreign labor contracting services for consideration; establishing a Workgroup to Study the International Exchange Visitor Workers in Maryland; etc.

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Testimony (20)

MGA witness list

FAV 11FavorableUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 1Information only

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gutierrez, Laura	CDM	Position only
FAV	Guzman, Sulma	CDM	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Dolamore, Matthew	Esperanza Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	MD AFL-CIO	Position only
FAV	Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist	MD Human Trafficking Task Force	Written (PDF)
FAV	Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist	MD Human Trafficking Taskforce	Position only
FAV	Wallerstedt, Annelobbyist	Maryland Catholic Conference	Written (PDF)
FAV	Black, Scott	Maryland Legal Aid	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State and DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Micah-Jones, Rachel	Migration that Works	Position only
FAV	Senator Lee, Senator Leelegislator	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Zherka, Ilir	Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Marczyk, Bernielobbyist	Cornerstone Government Affairs OBO CIEE	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Sanchez Ifekauche, Delora	Cornerstone Government Affairs OBO CIEE	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Harris, Erica	Council on International Educational Exchange	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Rohrer, Amylobbyist	MHLA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Toomey, Ruth	MTC	Written (PDF)
UNF	Harrison, Ashley	harrison group	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Purcel, Melanie	ocean city chamber of commerce	Oral + Written (PDF)
INFO	Harrison, Michael	Maryland Department of Labor	Written (PDF)

Organizations on record

AllianceUNF 1

CDMFAV 2

Cornerstone Government Affairs OBO CIEEUNF 2

Council on International Educational ExchangeUNF 1

Esperanza CenterFAV 1

harrison groupUNF 1

Maryland Catholic ConferenceFAV 1

Maryland Department of LaborINFO 1

Maryland Legal AidFAV 1

Maryland State and DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

MD AFL-CIOFAV 1

MD Human Trafficking Task ForceFAV 1

MD Human Trafficking TaskforceFAV 1

MHLAUNF 1

Migration that WorksFAV 1

MTCUNF 1

ocean city chamber of commerceUNF 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

FAVWallerstedt, AnneMD Human Trafficking Task ForceRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

FAVWallerstedt, AnneMD Human Trafficking TaskforceRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

FAVWallerstedt, AnneMaryland Catholic ConferenceRegistered for: Maryland Food Bank

UNFMarczyk, BernieCornerstone Government Affairs OBO CIEERegistered for: Adobe Inc.; American Petroleum Institute; Amgen, Inc.; Annie E. Casey Foundation, Inc., The; AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP; Baltimore County Public Library Board of Trustees…

UNFRohrer, AmyMHLARegistered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association