An Act Regarding Wrongful Discharge LR 0535(02)
Maine Legislature, Session 121, LD 1117
Committee Amendment CA_A_H265 (House)
Committee: Labor
Amends: 26 MRSA §600

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "4,, to 
Act Regarding Wrongful Discharge" 
H.P. 820, L.D. 1117, Bill, "An 
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting 
clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the 
following: 
'Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §600 is enacted to read: 
§600. 
Personnel policy to include notice of at-will status 
An employer that provides a written personnel policy to its 
employees may not treat those employees as at-will employees 
unless the personnel policy contains 
a 
clear and conspicuous 
statement that employees are at-will employees and that at-will 
employment means that the employer can terminate an employee's 
employment at any time for any reason not specifically prohibited 
by law. 
An employer whose personnel policy fails to contain the 
statements required by this section may terminate an employee's 
employment only pursuant to procedures and standards set forth in 
the personnel policy. 
Sec. 
2. 
Appropriations 
and 
allocations. 
The 
following 
appropriations and allocations are made. 
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF 
Administration - Bur Labor Stds 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT tiff:. to H.P. 820, L.D. 1117 
Initiative: 
associated 
poster. 
Provides 
with the 
General Fund 
All Other 
funds for the printing and mailing costs 
revision of the regulation of employment 
2003-04 
$13, 000 
2004-05 
$0 
General Fund Total 
$13,000 
$0' 
SUMMARY 
This amendment replaces the bill and is the majority report 
of the Joint Standing Committee on Labor. 
It provides that an 
employer 
that 
provides 
a 
written 
personnel 
policy 
to 
its 
employees 
must 
provide 
certain 
information 
regarding 
the 
employees' at-will status if the employer wishes to treat the 
employees 
as at-will employees. 
If the 
employer provides 
a 
written personnel policy to its employees but does not include 
the proper notice, the employer must comply with the procedures 
and standards set forth in the personnel policy for employment 
termination. 
The 
amendment 
also 
includes 
a 
General 
Fund 
appropriation to cover the costs associated with the regulation 
of employment posters distributed by the Department of Labor. 
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED 
(See attached) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
Net Cost (Savings) 
General Fund 
Appropriations/Allocations 
General Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Approved: 04/18/03 frac 
Office of Fiscal and Program Review 
LD 1117 
An Act Regarding Wrongful Discharge 
LR 0535(02) 
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment" " 
Committee: Labor 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Majority Report 
Fiscal Note 
2003-04 
2004-05 
Projections 
2005-06 
Projections 
2006-07 
$13,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
$13,000 
$0 
$0 
$0 
This bill includes a General Fund appropriation of $13,000 to the Bureau of Labor Standards within the Department of 
Labor for the printing and mailing costs associated with the revision of the Regulation of Enforcement poster. If other 
bills are enacted that also require changes to this poster, the cost properly allocated to this bill can be reduced. 
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