Maryland Chamber of Commerce

Maryland lawmakers pass bill to boost public-private partnerships

2013-04-08 16:16:00

Maryland's deteriorating infrastructure could receive a boost from private investor dollars, thanks to legislation passed Monday designed to enhance public-private partnerships. The idea behind so-called public-private partnerships, or P3s, is to get...

Bill to give pregnant workers more rights passes Senate

2013-04-04 12:36:00

Legislation that would strengthen the rights of pregnant women in the workplace has now passed both chambers of the General Assembly and will go to the governor's desk for signing. The Senate passed the House version of the bill Thursday allowing it...

Bill would offer more protection to pregnant workers

2013-03-22 18:59:00

When Peggy Young became pregnant with her third child, she said a supervisor told her she was a liability and not to come back to work as a UPS package delivery driver in Landover until she had the baby. "I was very upset because I wanted to work; I...

Bill proposes regulating payroll service companies in state

2013-03-21 17:13:00

A bill introduced in the Maryland Senate Thursday would create a commission to look into regulating payroll service companies in the wake of allegations of fraud at AccuPay of Bel Air. Sen. Barry Glassman, a Harford County Republican, introduced the...

Assembly passes O'Malley's job training bill

2013-03-12 17:26:10

The General Assembly has approved the governor's plan to distribute $2.5 million in state grants each year to train workers for high-demand industries. The House of Delegates voted 115-23 Tuesday to approve the program, the first piece of Gov. Martin O'...

Md. businesses hope for more influence in Annapolis

2013-02-24 00:00:00

Maryland's business leaders are increasing efforts to speak with a louder, more unified voice to state officials, seeing in looming federal budget cuts the necessity — or opportunity — to focus more attention on the private sector. The...

Raise Maryland calls for higher wages for corporate employees

2013-02-21 18:45:10

Some members of the Rev. David Carl Olson's congregation are homeless. A few work minimum-wage jobs, he said, but they still cannot afford to leave shelters. His faith calls him to live in a world with "profoundly more justice," said Olson, who...

'Wage theft' prevails in post-recession economy

2013-02-02 16:44:03

Behind the counter at a convenience store in Princess Anne, Elvira Orellana worked 72 hours a week, making sandwiches, cleaning the kitchen and ordering the ingredients to prepare oxtail, curry chicken and cheese steaks. Her employer paid her $648 a week...

Marylanders brace for taxes as part of 'fiscal cliff' deal

2012-12-15 12:13:10

Regardless of whether the president and Congress strike a deal or take the nation headfirst over the "fiscal cliff," federal taxes for some Marylanders will increase next year — and under some scenarios the pain could be worse than in other states....

New economic development chief named for Md.

2012-12-19 14:30:17

Maryland's second-in-command on economic development matters will step into the top job in January when the current secretary leaves for the private sector, state officials announced Wednesday. Dominick Murray, who joined the Maryland Department of...

State leaders urged to raise money for roads, transit

2012-12-12 15:55:00

Business leaders and county officials are urging the governor and General Assembly to increase Maryland's gas tax or find another way to raise hundreds of millions of dollars for road and transit projects — even in the face of public opposition....

Paid sick leave urged in Maryland

2012-11-12 16:08:15

Raquel Rojas has never worked for a company that gave her paid sick leave. Sometimes even unpaid leave isn't on offer. The Baltimore resident said a restaurant that employed her as a line cook three years ago stopped scheduling her for work after she...

Kathy Snyder, president and chief executive officer of the Maryland Chamber of Commerce, chats Wednesday with Karen Pelton of Fahrney-Keedy Home and Village following the Hagerstown-Washington County Chamber of Commerce's Eggs and Issues breakfast at the Ramada Plaza.

2013-04-03 00:00:00