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Wage and Labor

Restore Overtime Protections for Maine Workers

Status: In Committee
- LD 402
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 10, 2020
Amend the Laws Governing Employer Recovery of Overcompensation Paid to an Employee

Status: In Committee
- LD 507
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 10, 2020
Enhance Enforcement of Employment Laws

Status: In Committee
- LD 1693
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 10, 2020
Concerning Nondisclosure Agreements in Employment

Status: In Committee
- LD 1529
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 10, 2020
Implement a Pilot Program To Investigate and Report on Incidents of Harassment

Status: Passed
- LD 1294
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 10, 2020
Improve Consistency within the Maine Human Rights Act

Status: In House
- LD 1703
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 10, 2020
Clarify the Law Protecting Job Applicants from Identity Theft

Status: Passed
- LD 1986
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 10, 2020
Amend the Unemployment Compensation Laws

Status: In House
- LD 1911
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 10, 2020
Create Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits

Status: In Committee
- LD 1410
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 8, 2020
Amend the Laws Governing the Subminimum Wage

Status: In Committee
- LD 1874
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 29, 2020
Provide for Leave from Work for Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault or Stalking

Status: Defeated
- LD 2015
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 2, 2020
Create Incentives for Employers To Allow Employees to Work Remotely in Rural Maine

Status: In Committee
- LD 1980
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jan 5, 2020
Promote Keeping Workers in Maine

Status: Passed
- LD 733
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 3, 2019
Protect Pregnant Workers

Status: Passed
- LD 666
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 3, 2019
Clarify Various Provisions of the Maine Human Rights Act

Status: Passed
- LD 1701
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 3, 2019
Enhance the Administration of the Maine Human Rights Act

Status: Passed
- LD 1702
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 3, 2019
Prevent Wage Theft and Promote Employer Accountability

Status: Passed
- LD 1524
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 25, 2019
Protect Earned Pay

Status: Passed
- LD 75
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 21, 2019
Expand the Earned Income Tax Credit in Maine

Status: Appropriations Table
- LD 104
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 18, 2019
Improve the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992

Status: Passed
- LD 756
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 18, 2019
Help Small Employers by Making the Minimum Wage Increase More Gradual in Nonurban Areas

Status: Defeated
- LD 1098
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 10, 2019
Improve Labor Laws for Maine Workers

Status: Passed
- LD 757
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 10, 2019
Regarding Workers' Compensation Liens

Status: Defeated
- LD 1095
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Protect Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence in Certain Provisions under the Maine Human Rights Act

Status: Defeated
- LD 1245
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Expand Access to the Workforce through Apprenticeships

Status: Defeated
- LD 1502
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Eliminate the Durational Cap on Partial Benefits under the Workers' Compensation Laws

Status: Defeated
- LD 1625
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Improve the Advocate Program Established by the Workers' Compensation Board

Status: Defeated
- LD 580
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Achieve Mental Health Parity in Workers' Compensation

Status: Defeated
- LD 600
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Create Fairness by Reinstituting the Cost-of-living Adjustment for Workers' Compensation Benefits

Status: Defeated
- LD 601
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Clarify Work Search Requirements for Workers' Compensation

Status: Defeated
- LD 758
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Expand and Clarify the Disqualification from Workers' Compensation Benefits of an Employee Who Is Injured While Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol

Status: Defeated
- LD 809
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Extend the Notice of Injury Period in the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992

Status: Defeated
- LD 947
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Eliminate the Cap on Weekly Benefits in Workers' Compensation Cases

Status: Defeated
- LD 1204
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Fairly Compensate for Fatal Accidents under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992

Status: Defeated
- LD 1253
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Improve Workers' Compensation Protection for Injured Workers Whose Employers Have Wrongfully Not Secured Workers' Compensation Insurance

Status: Defeated
- LD 1500
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Establish the Opt-in Maine Paid Family Leave Insurance Program

Status: Defeated
- LD 883
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Mandate Paid Maternity and Parental Leave

Status: Defeated
- LD 1239
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Earned Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees

Status: Passed
- LD 369
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 2, 2019
Clarify the Disqualification from Unemployment Benefits of a Person Who Is Terminated from Employment for Being Under the Influence of Marijuana

Status: Passed
- LD 1013
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 19, 2019
Prevent Discrimination under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992

Status: Defeated
- LD 1624
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 19, 2019
Change the Law Governing Occupational Disease Claims under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992

Status: Defeated
- LD 1501
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 19, 2019
Allow Full Retirement Benefits under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992

Status: Defeated
- LD 1205
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 19, 2019
Clarify the Retirement Presumption under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992

Status: Defeated
- LD 1203
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 19, 2019
Clarify the Statute of Limitations under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992

Status: Defeated
- LD 901
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 19, 2019
Enhance the Predetermination of Independent Contractors

Status: Defeated
- LD 819
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 19, 2019
Increase Accountability for Wage Violations

Status: Appropriations Table
- LD 857
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Balance Maine's Minimum Wage for Small and Large Employers

Status: Defeated
- LD 830
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Create a Youth Wage

Status: Defeated
- LD 808
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Help Small Businesses by Establishing an Alternate Minimum Wage

Status: Defeated
- LD 739
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Promote Youth Employment

Status: Defeated
- LD 612
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2019
Strengthen Small Businesses in Rural Maine by Changing the Minimum Wage

Status: Defeated
- LD 425
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 13, 2019
Improve Employee Representation under the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 by Amending the Laws Governing Attorney's Fees

Status: Defeated
- LD 1623
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 6, 2019
Protect Job Applicants from Identity Theft

Status: Passed
- LD 305
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 27, 2019
Allow Workplace Substance Use Testing for Fentanyl, Hydromorphone, Hydrocodone, Oxycodone and Oxymorphone Use at the Employer's Discretion

Status: Defeated
- LD 1325
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 25, 2019
Ensure a Fair Workweek

Status: Defeated
- LD 1345
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 14, 2019
Regarding Pay Equality

Status: Passed
- LD 278
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 12, 2019
Increase the Minimum Wage for Large Employers

Status: Defeated
- LD 670
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 11, 2019
Amend the Laws Governing Eligibility for Unemployment Benefits

Status: Defeated
- LD 784
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 1, 2019
Ensure Pay Transparency and To Reduce Gender and Racial Wage Inequities

Status: Defeated
- LD 480
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 1, 2019
Improve Pay for Certain Maine Workers

Status: Defeated
- LD 220
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 1, 2019
Prohibit an Employer from Asking a Prospective Hire about the Person's Compensation History

Status: Defeated
- LD 122
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 1, 2019
Require Reimbursement for Medical Marijuana

Status: Defeated
- LD 942
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 25, 2019
Provide Economic Security to Maine Families through the Creation of a Paid Family Medical Leave System

Status: Defeated
- LD 69
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 21, 2019
Eliminate the Subminimum Wage for Workers with Disabilities and Agricultural and Tipped Workers

Status: Defeated
- LD 410
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 10, 2019
Enact the Maine Fair Chance Employment Act

Status: Defeated
- LD 1566
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 9, 2018
Protect Maine's Economy by Slowing the Rate at Which the State's Minimum Wage Will Increase and Establishing a Training and Youth Wage

Status: Defeated
- LD 1757
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 8, 2018
Support Maine Families through Universal Family Care

Status: Defeated
- LD 1612
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jan 28, 2018
Regarding Pay Equality

Status: Defeated
- LD 1259
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 20, 2017
Protect Worker Wages and Benefits

Status: Defeated
- LD 86
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 24, 2017
Support Maine's Working Families through Universal Child Care

Status: Defeated
- LD 1618
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 12, 2017
Establish the Maine Paid Family Leave Insurance Program

Status: Defeated
- LD 701
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 12, 2017
Protect Job Applicants from Identity Theft

Status: Defeated
- LD 613
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 11, 2017
Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees

Status: Defeated
- LD 1159
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 4, 2017
Enact the Toxic Chemicals in the Workplace Act

Status: Defeated
- LD 699
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 1, 2017
Prohibit a Prospective Employer from Asking a Prospective Hire about the Person's Compensation History until after a Job Offer Is Made

Status: Defeated
- LD 942
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2017
Protect Employees from Abusive Work Environments

Status: Defeated
- LD 466
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 16, 2017
Require Paid Parental Leave for Employees

Status: Defeated
- LD 554
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 2, 2017
Require at Least 2 Weeks' Advance Notice of the Work Schedule for Hourly Employees at Certain Businesses

Status: Defeated
- LD 1217
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2015
Adopt a Retail Workers' Bill of Rights

Status: Defeated
- LD 1101
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2015

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