{"id":"AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-037","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"Maryland (General Assembly; Governor; enforced by the Attorney General)","state":"MD","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG","eco":"","issuer":"Maryland General Assembly; approved by Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr.","authority":"Md. Const. art. XVI, sec. 2 (emergency measures); Public Safety Article titles 14 and 14-3A","instrument":"Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2020 (House Bill 1663), COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020","title":"State Government - State of Emergency and Catastrophic Health Emergency - Authority of Governor and Unemployment Insurance Benefits (COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020)","dateIssued":"2020-03-19","effective":"2020-03-19 (emergency measure, effective on enactment)","end":"April 30, 2021 (\u0027It shall remain effective through April 30, 2021, and, at the end of April 30, 2021, this Act, with no further action required by the General Assembly, shall be abrogated\u0027)","startDate":"2020-03-19","endDate":"2021-04-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["OTHER","EMP"],"addressees":["retailers of food, fuel, water and ice, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, cleaning products, building supplies and equipment, energy sources and storage space (through the Governor\u0027s orders)","every employer (prohibition on terminating an isolated or quarantined employee)","the Secretary of Labor (UI eligibility)"],"clause":"[The Governor may:]... (vii) 1. for the duration of the emergency, prohibit a retailer from increasing the sale or rental price of any good or service to a price that increases the retailer\u0027s value of profit by more than 10%, including for the price of: A. food; B. fuel; C. water and ice; D. medicine; E. medical supplies and equipment; F. cleaning products; G. building supplies and equipment; H. energy sources; and I. storage space; and 2. publish a list of goods and services to which item (i) of this item applies; and (viii) prohibit an employer from terminating an employee solely on the basis that the employee has been required to be isolated or quarantined under Title 14 of the Public Safety Article... SECTION 2.... the Secretary of Labor may determine that an individual, who need not separate from the individual\u0027s employment, is eligible for benefits if: (1) the individual\u0027s employer temporarily ceases operations due to COVID-19, preventing employees from coming to work; (2) the individual is quarantined due to COVID-19 with the expectation of returning to work after the quarantine is over; or (3) the individual leaves employment due to a risk of exposure or infection of COVID-19 or to care for a family member due to COVID-19.","enforcement":"Md. Code, Public Safety 14-114 (violation of an emergency order is a misdemeanor); Consumer Protection Act enforcement by the Attorney General (Com. Law 13-401 et seq.).","functions":["SF retail pricing of essential goods (10 percent profit cap for the duration of the emergency)","HR employer discipline and termination of quarantined employees prohibited","WF unemployment eligibility for employees of employers that \u0027temporarily cease operations due to COVID-19\u0027","CB"],"notes":"The Act\u0027s own findings describe employers that \u0027temporarily cease operations due to COVID-19, preventing employees from coming to work\u0027 as the expected condition of Maryland employers in March 2020.","sourceUrl":"https://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2020RS/Chapters_noln/CH_14_hb1663e.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":132868,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG","url":"/library/AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-037","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-037","citation":"Maryland General Assembly; approved by Governor Lawrence J. Hogan, Jr, Chapter 14 of the Acts of 2020 (House Bill 1663), COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Protection Act of 2020 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-UTILITIES-HOUSING-AG-037)","stateName":"Maryland","related":[]}