November 2022: Maryland Vote to Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Update Applicable to: All employers in the state of Maryland. What happened?On November 8, 2022, voters in the state of Maryland approved measures that legalize recreational marijuana for adults ages 21 and older. What are the details? Effective July 1, 2023, recreational marijuana will be legalized recreationally. Employers may be restricted from discriminating against an individual based […]
October 2022: Maryland Expands Anti-Discrimination Laws
Update Applicable to:All employers in the state of Maryland. What happened?On October 1, 2022, the state of Maryland passed Senate Bill 450 (SB 450), introducing three new laws that vastly expand the state’s anti-discrimination protections. What are the details?Effective October 1, 2022, SB 450 lowers the standard for individuals to prove harassment and sexual harassment […]
October 2022: New Small Business Retirement Savings Program Goes into Effect in Maryland
Update Applicable to:All employers with employees in the state of Maryland. What happened?On September 15, Maryland launched the Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program. What are the details? MarylandSaves requires Maryland employers (and employers elsewhere with Maryland employees) to sign up for the program and offer its eligible employees the opportunity to establish MarylandSaves retirement accounts and […]
August 2022: Maryland Amends Data Breach and Reasonable Security Requirements
Update Applicable to:All employers maintain the personal information of residents in the state of Maryland. What happened?On May 29, 2022, Maryland Governor signed House Bill 962 (HB 962) into law, which amends the Maryland Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) by changing certain aspects of PIPA relating to breach notification and maintaining reasonable security measures to […]
July 2022: Maryland Amends Its Personal Information Protection Act
Update Applicable to:All employers that retain records of personal information in the state of Maryland. What happened?On May 29, 2022, the Maryland Legislature enacted a House Bill (HB 962), which amends Maryland’s Personal Information Protection Act (the Act) by modifying the data breach notification requirements and scope of businesses subject to the data security requirements. […]
June 2022: Maryland Governor Signs Reasonable Accommodations for Applicants with Disabilities Act into Law
Update Applicable to:All employers in the state of Maryland What happened? On May 31, 2022, Governor Hogan signed House Bill 78 (HB 78) into law, which will prohibit employers from discriminating against applicants for disabilities, among other things. What are the details?Effective October 1, 2022, employers will be prohibited from failing or refusing to make […]
May 2022: Maryland Enacts a Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
Update Applicable to:All employers with 15 or more employees in the state of Maryland What happened?On April 9, 2022, the Maryland legislature voted to override Governor Hogan’s veto of the Time to Care Act of 2022 (SB 275/HB8), making it the eleventh state (in addition to the District of Columbia) to adopt a statewide family […]
March 2022: Howard County Increases Minimum Wage
Update Applicable to:All employers in Howard County, Maryland What happened?On December 13, 2021, Howard County Council Executive Calvin Ball signed Council Bill No. 82-2021 into law, which is a series of local wage increases beginning on April 1, 2022. These wage increases will eventually bring the rate up to $16. What are the details? Effective […]
