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Maryland Wage and Hour Law and Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law – Antiretaliation Provisions

Sponsor: William C. Smith, Jr. (District 20)Committee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Hearing 3/17 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Dec 1, 2021)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Prohibiting certain employers from taking certain actions under the Maryland Wage and Hour Law and the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law; prohibiting certain employers from discriminating against certain employees under certain circumstances; altering the list of acts that constitute adverse action under a certain provision of law to include a reduction in work hours or other unfavorable schedule changes and the reporting of the suspected citizenship or immigration status of an employee; etc.

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Testimony (10)

MGA witness list
FAV 6FavorableUNF 4Unfavorable
PositionWitnessOrganizationTestimony
FAVGagliardo, ThomasEmployment LawyerOral
FAVPlante, CeciliaMaryland Legislative CoalitionPosition only
FAVBritt, AdienaN/APosition only
FAVRenner, RichardIndividualOral
FAVSenator Smith, Senator SmithlegislatorIndividualOral
FAVSimpson, GeoffreyIndividualOral
UNFMcCulloch, ChampeMaryland AGCOral + Written (PDF)
UNFGriffin, AndrewlobbyistMaryland Chamber of CommerceWritten (PDF)
UNFMcCauley, KirkWMDA/CARWritten (PDF)
UNFO'Halloran, MikeIndividualPosition only

Organizations on record

Registered lobbyists who testified

UNFGriffin, AndrewMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Alliance to Prevent Legionnaire's Disease; American Subcontractors Association of Baltimore; Annapolis Maritime Museum & Park; Associated Utility Contractors of Maryland; Experience Prince George's; Howard County Chamber of Commerce