Maryland Senate Bill 726 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: Introduced on February 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-03-16 - Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
Pending: Senate Finance Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizing a court, on a specified finding in an action on behalf of an employee for a violation of the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, to award the Attorney General reasonable counsel fees and other costs; authorizing a court, on a specified finding in an action by an employee for a violation of the Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law, to award the employee reasonable counsel fees and other costs; prohibiting an employer from taking specified adverse action against an employee under specified circumstances; etc.

Maryland Wage Payment and Collection Law - Awards of Certain Fees and Costs and Prohibition Against Retaliation

Sen. William Smith [D]	Sen. Joanne Benson [D]	Sen. James Brochin [D]	Sen. Ulysses Currie [D]
Sen. Guy Guzzone [D]	Sen. Delores Kelley [D]	Sen. Susan Lee [D]	Sen. Roger Manno [D]
Sen. Anthony Muse [D]	Sen. Shirley Nathan-Pulliam [D]	Sen. Paul Pinsky [D]	Sen. Victor Ramirez [D]
Sen. Barbara Robinson [D]	Sen. Ronald Young [D]	Sen. Craig Zucker [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-03-16	Senate	Hearing 3/16 at 1:00 p.m.
2017-02-03	Senate	First Reading Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0726?ys=2017rs
Text	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0726f.pdf
Supplement	https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0006/sb0726.pdf