SB 525

Labor and Employment – Equal Pay for Equal Work – Wage Range Transparency

Sponsor: Senator KellyCommittee: FinanceSubject: Private Sector Labor and IndustryStatus: Approved by the Governor - Chapter 272 (as of Nov 13, 2024)

What this bill does

Official synopsis

Altering the requirement that an employer disclose certain wage information to an applicant for employment; requiring an employer to disclose certain wage information in certain postings and to certain employees at certain times; requiring an employer to set the wage range disclosed in good faith; requiring the Commissioner of Labor and Industry to develop and make available to employers a form that an employer may use to comply with certain wage disclosure requirements; etc.

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Testimony (40)

MGA witness list

FAV 25FavorableFWA 2Favorable with amendmentsUNF 13Unfavorable

Position	Witness	Organization	Testimony
FAV	Gilmore , Deniselobbyist	AFSCME Maryland	Written (PDF)
FAV	King, Roxann	American Association of University Women of Maryland (AAUW MD)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Breidenstine, Adriennelobbyist	Behavioral Health System Baltimore	Written (PDF)
FAV	Moore, Tonaeyalobbyist	CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLAND	Written (PDF)
FAV	Hudson, Lee	Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCA	Position only
FAV	Mogol, Sarah	Executive Alliance	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Reynolds-Dominguez, Camilalobbyist	FreeState Justice	Position only
FAV	Aramburu, Jasmin	Maryland Center on Economic Policy	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Morgan, Jessica	Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)	Written (PDF)
FAV	Plante, Cecilia	Maryland Legislative Coalition	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kess, NaShonalobbyist	Maryland NAACP	Oral
FAV	Klingenmaier, Lisalobbyist	Maryland Rise	Written (PDF)
FAV	Edwards, Donna	Maryland State & DC AFL-CIO	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kim, Dalobbyist	National Women's Law Center	Oral + Written (PDF)
FAV	Harris, Rhea	OAG	Written (PDF)
FAV	Woo Kee, Emily	Public Justice Center	Written (PDF)
FAV	Benzer, Rebecca	SURJ Annapolis and Anne Arundel County	Written (PDF)
FAV	Macomber, Virginia	Women's Democratic Club	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kaplowitz, Richard KAP	Year	Written (PDF)
FAV	Brown, Renaud	Individual	Position only
FAV	Elliott, Robynlobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Fernandez-Epps, Trina	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Kelly, Senator Ariana	Individual	Written (PDF)
FAV	Senator Kelly, Senator Kellylegislator	Individual	Oral
FAV	Williams, Hannah	Individual	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Kraska, Martinlobbyist	ABC Chesapeake Shores	Written (PDF)
UNF	Blum, Danna	Carroll County Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Sakata, Michael	MTBMA	Written (PDF)
UNF	Smith, Tim	Maryland Asphalt Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Allen, Hannahlobbyist	Maryland Chamber of Commerce	Written (PDF)
UNF	Rohrer, Amylobbyist	Maryland Hotel Lodging Association	Written (PDF)
UNF	Campion, Louislobbyist	Maryland Motor Truck Association	Position only
UNF	Price, Sarahlobbyist	Maryland Retailers Alliance	Oral
UNF	Thompson, Melvinlobbyist	Restaurant Association of Maryland	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	McCauley, Kirk	WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilities	Oral + Written (PDF)
UNF	Bagwell, Ashlielobbyist	Individual	Written (PDF)
UNF	Lang, Alan	Individual	Position only
UNF	O'Halloran, Mike	Individual	Written (PDF)
FWA	Virk, Devki	Maryland Department of Labor, Division of Labor & Industry	Oral
FWA	Wu, Secretary Portia	Individual	Oral

Organizations on record

ABC Chesapeake ShoresUNF 1

AFSCME MarylandFAV 1

American Association of University Women of Maryland (AAUW MD)FAV 1

Behavioral Health System BaltimoreFAV 1

Carroll County Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

CASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDFAV 1

Delaware-Maryland Synod, ELCAFAV 1

Executive AllianceFAV 1

FreeState JusticeFAV 1

Maryland Asphalt AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Center on Economic PolicyFAV 1

Maryland Chamber of CommerceUNF 1

Maryland Department of Labor, Division of Labor & IndustryFWA 1

Maryland Hotel Lodging AssociationUNF 1

Maryland Legislative Agenda for Women (MLAW)FAV 1

Maryland Legislative CoalitionFAV 1

Maryland Motor Truck AssociationUNF 1

Maryland NAACPFAV 1

Maryland Retailers AllianceUNF 1

Maryland RiseFAV 1

Maryland State & DC AFL-CIOFAV 1

MTBMAUNF 1

National Women's Law CenterFAV 1

OAGFAV 1

Public Justice CenterFAV 1

Restaurant Association of MarylandUNF 1

SURJ Annapolis and Anne Arundel CountyFAV 1

WMDA - service station, convenience stores and repair facilitiesUNF 1

Women's Democratic ClubFAV 1

YearFAV 1

Registered lobbyists who testified

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

FAVBreidenstine, AdrienneBehavioral Health System BaltimoreRegistered for: Behavioral Health System Baltimore

FAVMoore, TonaeyaCASH CAMPAIGN OF MARYLANDRegistered for: CASH Campaign of Maryland

FAVReynolds-Dominguez, CamilaFreeState JusticeRegistered for: FreeState Justice

FAVKess, NaShonaMaryland NAACPRegistered for: NAACP Maryland State Conference of Branches

FAVKlingenmaier, LisaMaryland RiseRegistered for: Maryland Family Network; Maryland RISE

FAVKim, DaNational Women's Law CenterRegistered for: National Women's Law Center

FAVElliott, RobynRegistered for: American Association for Marriage and Family Therapists; Amica Center for Immigrant Rights; CareForth; Chase Brexton Health System; Coordinating Center, The; Diabetes Patient Advocacy Coalition…

UNFKraska, MartinABC Chesapeake ShoresRegistered for: Maryland Catholic Conference; ABC Chesapeake Shores

UNFAllen, HannahMaryland Chamber of CommerceRegistered for: Maryland Chamber of Commerce

UNFRohrer, AmyMaryland Hotel Lodging AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Hotel & Lodging Association

UNFCampion, LouisMaryland Motor Truck AssociationRegistered for: Maryland Motor Truck Association

UNFPrice, SarahMaryland Retailers AllianceRegistered for: Maryland Retailers Alliance; Maryland Retailers Association

UNFThompson, MelvinRestaurant Association of MarylandRegistered for: Restaurant Association of Maryland

UNFBagwell, AshlieRegistered for: AbbVie Inc.; Aligned Data Centers; American Academy of Anesthesiology Assistants, Inc.; Atmosphere Data Centers LLC; Baltimore Civic Fund, Inc.; Beltway Fine Wine…