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| LR 2931 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Improve the Maine Enterprise Option Program |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would change the Maine Enterprise Option program, which allows a person to start a business and to receive self-employment income without reducing unemployment benefits, by allowing that person to receive per diem compensation as an employee for services provided by that business without a reduction in unemployment benefits. |
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| LR 2981 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Protect the Employment Rights of Military Reserve and National Guard Personnel |
| SUMMARY |
| The bill would allow members of the military reserve and National Guard returning from temporary duty overseas 72 hours before returning to work rather than the 8 hours provided under federal law. |
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| LR 2794 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Prevent State Taxpayers from Subsidizing Large Employers |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would require large employers to contribute toward the cost of the state health care system, unless they provide a certain level of funding for employee health coverage. |
| LR 2795 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Protect Workers from Political Intimidation
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| SUMMARY |
| This bill would prevent employers from engaging in coercive practices against employees with regard to political views. |
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| LR 2540 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-11-28 |
| An Act To Improve Workplace Safety
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| SUMMARY |
| This bill would require businesses to post policies on safety for all employees. If there are more than 15 employees, the business must have training for new hires and annual training for managers. This bill would also create a task force to help improve workplace safety. |
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| LR 2588 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Limit Variation in the Start and End Times of the Work Day |
| SUMMARY |
| The purpose of this bill is to prevent employers from changing the start time and finish time of a work day on a daily basis. The bill proposes to set up guidelines for employers on setting times. |
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| LR 2828 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Create Employment Opportunities for People with Disabilities |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would create incentives for employees to hire people with disabilities. |
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| LR 2922 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Clarify the Change of Beneficiary Provision in the Maine State Retirement System Laws |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would allow a retiree under the Maine State Retirement System to change the beneficiary of that person in the case of a divorce if the divorce judgment stipulates the retiree's pension rights are not marital property. |
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| LR 2986 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-11-28 |
| An Act To Clarify the Unemployment Laws Relating to Subcontractors |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would clarify that the services performed by a subcontractor are not considered employment for purposes of the unemployment compensation laws if the work performed is generally done by a subcontractor who performs such work for multiple contractors in the course of the subcontractor's annual employment and is the type of work that is generally done by an independent contractor. |
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| LR 2606 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Assist Maine Military Families
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| SUMMARY |
| This bill requires that businesses with 50 or more employees give 15 unpaid days of leave for immediate family members of any Maine person serving in the military, after the family members' vacation time is used.
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| LR 2471 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-11-28 |
| Resolve, To Direct the Maine State Retirement System To Divest Certain Holdings |
| SUMMARY |
| This resolve directs the Maine State Retirement System to divest any holdings it has in the countries of Sudan and Uganda due to their human rights violations.
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| LR 2895 | ACCEPTED DATE: 2005-10-27 |
| An Act To Allow Employers To Make Payments for Undisputed Portions of Workers' Compensation Claims |
| SUMMARY |
| This bill would allow an employer to provide payment to an employee filing a workers' compensation claim for those portions of the claim the employer does not dispute. |