Legislation

Title: Labor and Employment - Wage Payment and Collection - Order to Pay Wages
Sponsored by: Chair, Finance Committee (By Request - Departmental - Labor)
Status: Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 533
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Increasing from $3,000 to $5,000 the maximum amount of wages included in a complaint for failure to pay wages that initiates a certain procedure for resolving wage complaints and for which the Commissioner of Labor and Industry is authorized to issue an order to pay wages.

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Original:: Finance Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Economic Matters Click to view Recorded Media

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Details

Bill File Type: Pre-Filed

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2020

By Request of the Governor

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 9/17/2019 Legislative Date 9/17/2019 Action Pre-filed Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/08/2020 Legislative Date 1/08/2020 Action First Reading Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 12/20/2019 Legislative Date 12/20/2019 Action Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Labor and Employment - Wage Payment and Collection - Order to Pay Wages Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/27/2020 Legislative Date 1/27/2020 Action Favorable Report by Finance Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/28/2020 Legislative Date 1/28/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Proceedings 15 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/28/2020 Legislative Date 1/28/2020 Action Second Reading Passed Proceedings 15 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Labor and Employment - Wage Payment and Collection - Order to Pay Wages Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/30/2020 Legislative Date 1/30/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (46-0) Proceedings 17 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 1/31/2020 Legislative Date 1/31/2020 Action Referred Economic Matters Proceedings 18 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/15/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/17/2020 Action Favorable Report by Economic Matters Proceedings
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/17/2020 Legislative Date 3/14/2020 Action Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed Proceedings 51AClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/16/2020 Action Third Reading Passed (130-0) Proceedings 53 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/18/2020 Legislative Date 3/15/2020 Action Returned Passed Proceedings 53CClick to view Recorded Media
Chamber Post Passage Calendar Date 5/08/2020 Legislative Date 5/08/2020 Action Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 533 Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Chapter - Labor and Employment - Wage Payment and Collection - Order to Pay Wages Proceedings

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	9/17/2019	9/17/2019	Pre-filed
Senate	1/08/2020	1/08/2020	First Reading Finance
Senate	12/20/2019	12/20/2019	Hearing 1/23 at 1:00 p.m.
			Text - First - Labor and Employment - Wage Payment and Collection - Order to Pay Wages
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Finance	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	1/27/2020	1/27/2020	Favorable Report by Finance
Senate	1/28/2020	1/28/2020	Favorable Adopted	15 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	1/28/2020	1/28/2020	Second Reading Passed	15 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Labor and Employment - Wage Payment and Collection - Order to Pay Wages
Senate	1/30/2020	1/30/2020	Third Reading Passed (46-0)	17 Click to view Recorded Media
House	1/31/2020	1/31/2020	Referred Economic Matters	18 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/15/2020	3/15/2020	Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - House - Committee - Economic Matters	Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/17/2020	3/17/2020	Favorable Report by Economic Matters
House	3/17/2020	3/14/2020	Favorable Adopted Second Reading Passed	51AClick to view Recorded Media
House	3/18/2020	3/16/2020	Third Reading Passed (130-0)	53 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/18/2020	3/15/2020	Returned Passed	53CClick to view Recorded Media
Post Passage	5/08/2020	5/08/2020	Enacted under Article II, Section 17(c) of the Maryland Constitution - Chapter 533
			Text - Chapter - Labor and Employment - Wage Payment and Collection - Order to Pay Wages

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