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MD joins coalition opposing federal joint employment rule
Maryland joined a coalition opposing a federal rule that critics state would weaken worker protections and make wage theft harder to address.
Baltimore County reaches $1.46M settlement of inmates’ fair labor lawsuit
Baltimore County last week settled a wage lawsuit brought by incarcerated people who worked at a county public-works facility.
Bank of America boosts minimum wage to $25 an hour
Bank of America has raised its U.S. minimum hourly wage to $25 per hour, boosting annual pay for full-time employees above $50,000.
Democratic governors like Moore may offer a path forward for a party out of power
Democratic governors like J.B. Pritzker and Wes Moore are pushing back on Trump’s agenda and reshaping the party from the state level.
Trump’s Labor Department proposes over 60 rule changes in push to deregulate workplaces
The U.S. Labor Department proposes eliminating 60+ regulations, including protections for home health, farm, construction and mine workers.
Judge tosses minimum wage suit brought by Baltimore County inmates at recycling plant
Baltimore County inmates are not entitled to minimum wage for work they perform at the county's recycling plant in Cockeysville, a federal judge ruled.
Moore signs family tax credits, $15 minimum wage as first enacted bills following session
Gov. Wes Moore signed into law the first measures of his administration’s “all-out assault” on child poverty in Maryland.
General Assembly votes to accelerate $15 minimum wage to Jan. 1
Maryland’s minimum wage will be $15 per hour beginning Jan. 1 under a bill from Gov. Wes Moore that passed in the General Assembly.
Baltimore strip club dancers, other employees on The Block file minimum wage lawsuits
A group of exotic dancers, security guards and bartenders filed federal lawsuits over what they say are exploitative pay practices at several strip clubs on The Block in Baltimore.
Gov. Moore testifies for faster minimum wage boost
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore is pressing lawmakers to speed up an increase of the minimum wage to $15 this year instead of waiting until 2025.
LifeBridge Health raises minimum wage for hundreds of employees
LifeBridge Health has raised the minimum wage for hundreds of employees, including all hospital-based employees, to $16 an hour.
University of Maryland raises student worker wages at College Park campus
The University of Maryland, College Park, will be increasing its minimum wage for students workers to $15 an hour beginning in 2023.
