On January 4, 2022, Governor Larry Hogan announced that he would be instituting a temporary state of emergency over the next 30 days. The new executive initiatives include giving the state health secretary broader authority to assist hospitals with ballooning bed occupancy rates and staff shortages, mobilizes 1,000 members of... Read More...
Governor Larry Hogan announced at a press conference on December 1 that the state will begin making rapid home test kits for COVID-19 available to state residents and that state health officials are stepping up surveillance to identify when the new variant of the virus, known as Omicron, enters Maryland.... Read More...
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announced the expansion of eligibility this morning following a decision by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve booster doses of the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines for adults. “As the holiday season approaches, with more travel and more gatherings, we are encouraging all Marylanders to... Read More...
The Greater Baltimore Committee, its Baltimore Women’s Advisory Board and Towson University share findings of a survey they conducted on the effect of COVID-19 pandemic on women in the workplace during a webinar on October 14, 2021. See coverage from the event here: The Baltimore Sun Women in Baltimore area... Read More...
Greater Baltimore Committee Webinar: Survey Findings of COVID-19 Pandemic’s Effect on Women in the Workplace Discussed A significant percentage of women in the Baltimore region report being overloaded with work, discriminated against at their workplace, or unsatisfied with their job during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a two-part survey conducted... Read More...
Vaccine mandates already exist in Maryland hospitals, in skilled nursing facilities and for state employees. But elsewhere, the requirements have been set in piecemeal fashion, with some companies and businesses imposing mandates and many others not. Read More...
Join the Greater Baltimore Committee for a virtual conversation about the Delta variant and its implications and impact on the workforce — from both a medical and legal perspective. Dr. Mohan Suntha, President and Chief Executive Officer of the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS), will discuss the variant, how... Read More...
Gov. Hogan announced that three more mass vaccination sites will open this week, including at the Maryland State Fairgrounds in Baltimore County. Read More...
$1.1 billion will go toward replenishing the state's unemployment insurance trust fund, keeping it solvent and stabilizing unemployment insurance rates for at least the next two calendar years. Read More...
