Legislation

Title: Labor and Employment - Flexible Leave - Use of Leave for Family Illness
Sponsored by: Delegates Lierman and Clippinger
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 493
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Providing that an agreement between an employer and employee to waive the employee's right to use flexible leave for illness of the employee's immediate family is void; and prohibiting an employer from discharging, demoting, suspending, disciplining or discriminating against an employee or threatening to take any of these actions against an employee because the employee requested flexible leave.

Committees

Original:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Details

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): October 1, 2015

History

Legislation History
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/04/2015 Legislative Date 2/05/2015 Action First Reading Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/05/2015 Legislative Date 2/05/2015 Action Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2015 Legislative Date 2/17/2015 Action Hearing cancelled Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 2/17/2015 Legislative Date 2/17/2015 Action Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2015 Legislative Date 3/18/2015 Action Favorable Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2015 Legislative Date 3/15/2015 Action Favorable Report Adopted Proceedings 45A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2015 Legislative Date 3/15/2015 Action Special Order until 3/19 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted Proceedings 45A
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/19/2015 Legislative Date 3/16/2015 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 46
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/20/2015 Legislative Date 3/18/2015 Action Third Reading Passed (86-52) Proceedings 48
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/23/2015 Legislative Date 3/20/2015 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings 47A
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/24/2015 Legislative Date 3/24/2015 Action Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/09/2015 Legislative Date 4/10/2015 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2015 Legislative Date 4/03/2015 Action Favorable Report Adopted Proceedings 61
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/10/2015 Legislative Date 4/03/2015 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 61
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 4/11/2015 Legislative Date 4/04/2015 Action Third Reading Passed (36-10) Proceedings 62
Chamber House Calendar Date 4/13/2015 Legislative Date 4/07/2015 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 68
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/28/2015 Legislative Date 5/30/2015 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 493 Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
House	2/04/2015	2/05/2015	First Reading Economic Matters
House	2/05/2015	2/05/2015	Hearing 2/17 at 1:00 p.m.
House	2/17/2015	2/17/2015	Hearing cancelled
House	2/17/2015	2/17/2015	Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
House	3/17/2015	3/18/2015	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
House	3/18/2015	3/15/2015	Favorable Report Adopted	45A
House	3/18/2015	3/15/2015	Special Order until 3/19 (Delegate O'Donnell) Adopted	45A
House	3/19/2015	3/16/2015	Second Reading Passed	46
House	3/20/2015	3/18/2015	Third Reading Passed (86-52)	48
Senate	3/23/2015	3/20/2015	First Reading Finance	47A
Senate	3/24/2015	3/24/2015	Hearing 4/07 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	4/09/2015	4/10/2015	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	4/10/2015	4/03/2015	Favorable Report Adopted	61
Senate	4/10/2015	4/03/2015	Second Reading Passed	61
Senate	4/11/2015	4/04/2015	Third Reading Passed (36-10)	62
House	4/13/2015	4/07/2015	Returned Passed	68
Post Passage	5/28/2015	5/30/2015	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 493

Documents

Date Posted	Document Name
2/05/2015	Text - First - Labor and Employment - Flexible Leave - Use of Leave for Family Illness
3/19/2015	Text - Third - Labor and Employment - Flexible Leave - Use of Leave for Family Illness
6/15/2015	Text - Chapter - Labor and Employment - Flexible Leave - Use of Leave for Family Illness
3/17/2015	Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters
4/09/2015	Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance
3/18/2015	Vote - House Floor - Third Reading Passed (86-52) - 03/18/15
4/04/2015	Vote - Senate Floor - Third Reading Passed (36-10) - 04/04/15

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