Labor and Employment - Maryland Employee Protection Plan for Vaccine Refusal
Sponsor: Delegate CharlesCommittee: Economic MattersSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 3/09 at 1:30 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Prohibiting an employer from terminating an employee solely on the basis of the employee's refusal to receive a vaccination against COVID-19; specifying that an employee waives the right to file a civil action against the employer if the employee refuses to receive a certain vaccination and the employee contracts COVID-19 in the course of employment; etc.
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Testimony (79)
MGA witness listFAV 71FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 6Unfavorable
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Lester, Jennifer | Attorney | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | consoli, angelo | FOP Lodge 89 and Maryland State Lodge | Position only |
| FAV | Kolakoski, Virginia | Health Choice | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gallagher, George | ICQ | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ausiello-Rosenthal, Jennifer | N/A - Citizen | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lovell-Thayer, Meredith | Self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Seek, Dorothy | Voter | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Faust, Heather | self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sharpe, Corey | self | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Wallace, Nancy | self | Oral |
| FAV | Adams, Carol | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ahern, Gema | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Arnold, Laura | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barr, Bryan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Barr, Tracy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bress, Renee | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Bress, Steve | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cacace, Alicia | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carr, Christie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Carr, Sean | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Catloth, Susan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Cusack, Sarah | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Charles, Delegate Charleslegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Epperley, Krista | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fisher, Kara | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Fitzgerald, Jo | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gan, Marina | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Gerchalk, Kristyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hardman, Teresa | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hartman , Nicole | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Helms Jr, James | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Helms, Jessica | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hibbert Nelson, Annette | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kidd, Stacy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kunz, Lauree | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lancaster, Brian | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Lancaster, Sandi | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Loveday, Amanda | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Marcantoni, Anthony | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | McCullough, Karen | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Meehan, Ted | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Montgomery, Megan | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Morgan, Dorothy | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Olson, Mehrtash | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Passeri, Angie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Peterson, Susan | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pierce, Jordon | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Pierce, Paige | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Pladna, Heather | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ragan, Devon | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rathbone, Shanna | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Rehkemper, Amy | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosenthal, Joshua | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Rosenthal, Michael | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Severn, Yvette | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sharpe, Julie | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Sherrell, Shawna | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Skraba, Bozena | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | St. Hilaire, Jocelyn | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Stoklosa, Margaret | Individual | Written (PDF) |
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Organizations on record
AttorneyFAV 1
Health ChoiceFAV 1
House of DelegateFWA 1
ICQFAV 1
N/A - CitizenFAV 1
selfFAV 3
SelfFAV 1
VoterFAV 1
Registered lobbyists who testified
UNFGraf, LoriMaryland Building Industry AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Building Industry Association
UNFGreenfield, AaronRegistered for: BTS Bioenergy; Baltimore Area Council Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Embassy of Japan; Ernst & Young, LLP; FEi Systems; Goodwill Industries of the Chesapeake…