LABOR
- LD 25 -- HP0025
- An Act to Establish the Administrative Operating Budget for the Maine State Retirement System for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2002.
- LD 41 -- HP0032
- An Act Relating to Employment Contracts.
- LD 57 -- HP0048
- An Act to Require That Certain Employees Be Paid on a Weekly Basis.
- LD 62 -- HP0053
- An Act to Create a Uniform Standard Governing Legislative Leaves of Absence.
- LD 83 -- HP0074
- An Act to Ban Permanent Replacement Workers in a Labor Dispute.
- LD 96 -- HP0092
- An Act to Extend the Hours that a Minor May Be Employed.
- LD 98 -- HP0094
- An Act to Increase the Limit on Earnings for Beneficiaries of Disability Retirement Benefits.
- LD 121 -- HP0117
- An Act Raising the Minimum Wage.
- LD 152 -- HP0141
- An Act to Require the State to Pay Medicare Costs for Retired Employees, Retired Teachers and Retirees in Participating Local Districts.
- LD 196 -- HP0185
- An Act to Increase the Number of Members of the Board of Trustees of the Maine State Retirement System.
- LD 198 -- HP0187
- An Act to Provide Notice of Termination Status.
- LD 237 -- SP0066
- An Act Concerning Eligibility Requirements for State Employees, Teachers and Participating Local District Employees to Purchase Military Service Credit.
- LD 253 -- HP0218
- An Act to Amend the Law Pertaining to the Solvency of the Unemployment Compensation Fund.
- LD 280 -- HP0244
- An Act Concerning Recordkeeping in Relation to Employment of Minors.
- LD 297 -- SP0077
- Original Title: An Act to Allow the Workers' Compensation Board to Maintain its Current Level of Services.
New Title Resolve, Authorizing a Study of the Governance and Administrative Structure of the Workers' Compensation System and Authorizing One-time Uses of the Workers' Compensation Board Reserve Account.
- LD 356 -- HP0278
- An Act to Adjust the Unemployment Compensation Fund Cap.
- LD 373 -- HP0295
- An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Law as It Pertains to Employer-selected Health Care Providers.
- LD 380 -- HP0302
- An Act to Restore an Injured Employee's Right to Sue an Employer for Damages.
- LD 399 -- SP0123
- An Act to Encourage Parental Involvement in Schools.
- LD 442 -- HP0352
- An Act to Repeal the Limitation on Certain Income that Maine State Retirement System Retirees May Earn Without Incurring a Reduction in Benefits.
- LD 461 -- SP0137
- An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Wage and Benefit Records Kept by Contractors Working on Public Works Projects.
- LD 489 -- SP0145
- Original Title: An Act to Provide Pay Equity.
New Title An Act to Designate Equal Pay Day and to Require the Department of Labor to Report on Progress.
- LD 499 -- SP0155
- An Act to Clarify the Qualifications for Health Care Providers Conducting Employer-requested Examinations.
- LD 511 -- HP0390
- Original Title: An Act to Provide an Opportunity to Minors Under 16 Years of Age to Work in Nonprofit Moving Image Archives and Nonprofit Community Theaters.
New Title An Act to Provide an Opportunity for Minors Under 16 Years of Age to Work in Nonprofit Moving Image Archives.
- LD 513 -- HP0392
- An Act to Permit Grievance Mediation by the Panel of Mediators.
- LD 534 -- HP0413
- An Act to Prohibit the Delay in Provisional Payment of Certain Disability Benefits.
- LD 536 -- HP0415
- An Act to Define and Revise Noncompete Employment Contracts.
- LD 538 -- HP0417
- An Act to Require a Recommendation from a Physician Before Being Eligible for Disability Benefits.
- LD 544 -- HP0423
- An Act to Eliminate Unnecessary Paperwork for Wage-hour Compliance.
- LD 647 -- HP0507
- An Act to Expand Parental Control of a Minor Child.
- LD 663 -- SP0191
- Original Title: An Act to Require a Position to be Filled in the Iris Network.
New Title An Act to Provide Funding for Positions to Provide Computer Services to the Blind.
- LD 670 -- SP0198
- An Act to Strengthen Maine's Worker Advocate Program.
- LD 691 -- HP0536
- An Act to Allow Unemployment Recipients to Declare Estimated Income for Part-time Work.
- LD 705 -- HP0550
- An Act to Increase the State's Share of Retired Teacher Health Insurance.
- LD 706 -- HP0551
- Resolve, Requiring the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards to List its Mailing Address and Telephone Number on the Card Used to File for Unemployment.
- LD 728 -- HP0573
- Original Title: An Act to Require the Spouse of a Member of the Maine State Retirement System to Receive the Member's Death Benefits.
New Title An Act to Ensure Continued Health Insurance Coverage for the Spouse and Dependents of a Teacher or State Employee who Dies.
- LD 747 -- HP0592
- An Act to Ensure That State Employees Receiving Workers' Compensation and Filling a Limited Period Position Remain in Their Respective Bargaining Units.
- LD 748 -- HP0593
- An Act to Lower the Early Withdrawal Penalty on Teacher Retirement to 2 1/2 Percent.
- LD 757 -- HP0602
- An Act to Amend the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 as it Relates to Medical Payment Coverage.
- LD 804 -- SP0236
- An Act to Transfer Health Insurance Eligibility to the Spouse of a Deceased Teacher.
- LD 844 -- HP0644
- An Act to Classify Employer-provided Medical Treatment as a Payment under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992.
- LD 847 -- HP0647
- An Act to Examine Issues Regarding the Canadian Workforce.
- LD 871 -- HP0671
- An Act to Clarify Work Search.
- LD 890 -- HP0686
- An Act to Provide a Reduction in the Early Retirement Penalty for Teachers and State Employees.
- LD 911 -- SP0264
- An Act to Expand the Catch-up Provisions of the Deferred Compensation Plan for State Employees.
- LD 943 -- HP0723
- An Act to Ensure that the Annual Inflation Adjustment for Partial Compensation for Injuries occurring Prior to November 20, 1987 is Fully Recognized and Paid.
- LD 962 -- HP0743
- Resolve, Establishing a Minimum Pay Grade Increase for State Police Officers.
- LD 971 -- HP0752
- An Act to Exempt Retired Persons Who Work as Substitute Teachers from Paying into the Maine State Retirement System.
- LD 975 -- HP0756
- An Act to Establish an Exemption to the Exclusivity Provisions of the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992.
- LD 976 -- HP0757
- Original Title: An Act Concerning Workers' Compensation Examinations.
New Title An Act Concerning Workers' Compensation Health Care Providers.
- LD 979 -- HP0760
- An Act to Require an Additional Labor Representative on the Board of Trustees of the Maine State Retirement System.
- LD 981 -- HP0762
- An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission.
- LD 1015 -- HP0771
- An Act Regarding Health Insurance for Firefighters.
- LD 1039 -- HP0795
- An Act to Change the Compensation of the Panel of Mediators.
- LD 1051 -- SP0304
- Resolve, Directing the Maine State Retirement System to Report on the Establishment of a Universal Special Retirement Plan for Law Enforcement Officers.
- LD 1065 -- HP0810
- An Act to Amend the Membership of the Workers' Compensation Board.
- LD 1082 -- SP0314
- An Act to Amend the State's Overtime Law.
- LD 1086 -- SP0318
- An Act to Improve Limits on Mandatory Overtime.
- LD 1102 -- HP0830
- An Act to Address the Critical Shortage of Teachers and School Administrators in Maine Public Schools.
- LD 1169 -- SP0355
- An Act to Amend the Requirements of the Workers' Compensation Law.
- LD 1175 -- HP0883
- Original Title: An Act to Require that Benefits for Total Disability be Continued During a Period of Vocational Rehabilitation under the Workers' Compensation Act.
New Title An Act to Require that Benefits for Disability be Continued During a Period of Vocational Rehabilitation under the Workers' Compensation Act.
- LD 1197 -- SP0359
- An Act to Amend the Limits on Earnable Compensation for State Employee Retirement.
- LD 1205 -- SP0367
- An Act to Improve Enforcement of Wage and Hour, Safety and Other Labor Laws.
- LD 1211 -- SP0373
- An Act to Supplement Benefits for State Employees and Teachers whose Pensions are Subject to Reductions Enacted in 1993.
- LD 1212 -- SP0374
- An Act to Improve Maine's Unemployment Compensation System for School Bus Drivers.
- LD 1224 -- HP0910
- An Act to Provide Public Employees Equal Access to Personnel Files.
- LD 1235 -- HP0921
- An Act to Speed Up the Decision Process on Workers' Compensation Claims.
- LD 1243 -- HP0929
- An Act to Reform Maine's Prevailing Wage Law.
- LD 1244 -- HP0930
- An Act to Allow Maine Technical College System Faculty and Administrative Units to Participate in a Defined Contribution Plan.
- LD 1245 -- HP0931
- An Act to Require the State to Pay Medicare Costs for Retired State Employees and Retired Teachers.
- LD 1246 -- HP0932
- An Act to Increase the Penalty for a Violation of Certain Occupational Health and Labor Laws.
- LD 1247 -- HP0933
- An Act to Increase the Minimum Wage in Maine.
- LD 1253 -- HP0939
- An Act to Require an Annual Benefit Adjustment.
- LD 1255 -- HP0941
- An Act to Expand Retirement Benefits for State Employees and Teachers Returning to Service.
- LD 1257 -- HP0943
- An Act to Change the Membership of the Workers' Compensation Board.
- LD 1258 -- HP0944
- An Act to Make the Unemployment Insurance Program More Responsive to the Needs of Today's Workforce.
- LD 1276 -- HP0963
- An Act to Allow County Corrections Personnel to Participate in the Same Retirement Plan as Other Corrections Personnel.
- LD 1281 -- SP0384
- An Act to Amend the Laws Governing the Administration of Workers' Compensation Hearings.
- LD 1311 -- SP0405
- An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Laws Regarding Contracts for Services to Administer Reimbursement Requests.
- LD 1314 -- SP0398
- An Act to Remove the Penalty for Education Retirees Who Work After Retirement.
- LD 1326 -- HP0989
- An Act to Support Continued Operation of the Workers' Compensation Board.
- LD 1332 -- HP0995
- An Act to Improve Retirement Benefits for Marine Patrol Officers.
- LD 1335 -- HP0998
- An Act to Clarify the Employment Status of Owner-operators in the Trucking Industry.
- LD 1394 -- HP1037
- An Act to Prohibit the Use of State Funds by Health Care Providers to Influence Union Organizing.
- LD 1395 -- HP1038
- An Act to Improve Working Conditions for Migrant Workers.
- LD 1399 -- HP1042
- Original Title: An Act to Prioritize Access to Training Under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
New Title An Act to Require Reporting of Activities under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998.
- LD 1413 -- SP0433
- Original Title: An Act to Transfer Administration of the Workers' Compensation Employment Rehabilitation Fund to a Voluntary Coalition of Parties in Interest.
New Title An Act to Transfer Administration of Certain Reimbursement Functions of the Workers' Compensation Employment Rehabilitation Fund to a Voluntary Coalition of Parties in Interest.
- LD 1436 -- HP1073
- An Act to Provide Equity in the Retirement Plans for State Law Enforcement Officers and Prison Guards.
- LD 1461 -- HP1092
- An Act to Revise the Health Insurance Benefits Available to Retired Legislators.
- LD 1465 -- HP1096
- Original Title: An Act to Provide a Death Benefit to the Survivors of a Law Enforcement Officer or Firefighter Killed in the Line of Duty.
New Title An Act to Provide a Death Benefit to the Survivors of a Law Enforcement Officer, Firefighter or Emergency Medical Services Person Killed in the Line of Duty.
- LD 1466 -- HP1097
- Resolve, to Study the Benefits and Costs for Increasing Access to Family and Medical Leave for Maine Families.
- LD 1468 -- HP1099
- An Act to Change the Retirement Plan for Marine Patrol Officers.
- LD 1469 -- HP1100
- An Act to Restore Teacher and State Employee Retirement Benefits.
- LD 1479 -- HP1110
- An Act to Allow Flexibility in Payment of School Year Employee Wages.
- LD 1509 -- SP0456
- An Act to Clarify and Make Technical Corrections to Retirement Laws.
- LD 1527 -- HP1130
- An Act to Provide Parity of Representation in Workers' Compensation Claims.
- LD 1537 -- SP0473
- An Act to Increase Access to Unemployment Compensation for School Bus Drivers.
- LD 1541 -- SP0477
- An Act to Fund the Workers' Compensation Advocate Program.
- LD 1566 -- HP1166
- Original Title: An Act to Improve Pension Benefits for Employees in the Department of Environmental Protection, Division of Oil and Hazardous Waste Facilities Regulation.
New Title An Act to Improve Pension Benefits for Employees in the Department of Environmental Protection.
- LD 1583 -- SP0494
- An Act to Provide Pension Equity for Mental Health Workers.
- LD 1584 -- SP0495
- Original Title: An Act to Change the Retirement Eligibility Requirement for Game Wardens.
New Title An Act to Change the Retirement Eligibility Requirement for Game Wardens and Marine Patrol Officers.
- LD 1585 -- SP0498
- An Act to Restore a Workers' Compensation Hearing Officer Position in Aroostook County.
- LD 1591 -- SP0504
- Original Title: An Act to Raise the Minimum Wage, to Expand the Tax Credit for Health Benefits Paid by a Small Business and to Increase the Earned Income Credit.
New Title An Act to Raise the Minimum Wage.
- LD 1594 -- SP0507
- An Act to Provide Disclosure and Financial Protections to Temporary Workers.
- LD 1610 -- HP1187
- An Act to Clarify the Legal Status of Employees of the Governor Baxter School for the Deaf.
- LD 1629 -- SP0510
- An Act to Increase the State Share of Health Insurance for Certain Retired Teachers.
- LD 1631 -- SP0512
- An Act to Provide Exemptions from the 5% cap on Earnable Compensation for Retirement Purposes.
- LD 1642 -- HP1210
- An Act to Provide for the Continuous Coverage of Disability Benefits.
- LD 1697 -- HP1249
- An Act to Enhance the Safety and Health of Students in Public School Facilities.
- LD 1708 -- SP0550
- Original Title: An Act to Streamline the Administration and Enforcement of the Work Permit Provisions of Child Labor Laws.
New Title An Act to Streamline the Administration and Enforcement of the Work Permit Provisions of Child Labor Laws and to Enhance the Use of the Occupational Safety Loan Fund.
- LD 1719 -- SP0557
- An Act Regarding Dismissal of Municipal Employees for Cause.
- LD 1720 -- SP0558
- Original Title: An Act to Create the Advisory Commission for Persons Who are Blind or Visually Impaired.
New Title Resolve, to Create the Commission to Study the Administrative Structure for Providing Services to the Blind and Visually Impaired.
- LD 1746 -- HP1283
- An Act to Amend the Workers' Compensation Laws to Provide for a Rebuttable Presumption of Eligibility for Benefits for Hepatitis or Hepatic Disease for Firefighters and Emergency Medical Services Personnel.
- LD 1753 -- SP0575
- An Act Regarding the Treatment of American Indian Tribes Under the Federal Unemployment Tax Act. (GOVERNOR'S BILL).
- LD 1754 -- SP0576
- An Act to Amend the Laws of the Maine State Retirement System.
- LD 1763 -- SP0587
- An Act to Transfer Funds from the Department of Labor for a Full-time Hearing Officer for the Workers' Compensation Board.
- LD 1789 -- HP1333
- Original Title: An Act Regarding the Length of Service for Retirement Benefits and Limits on Earnable Compensation for Certain State Employees.
New Title An Act Regarding the Length of Service for Retirement Benefits for Certain State Employees.