An Act To Require Notice prior to Decreases in Wage or Salary Rates Further amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 5 by striking out all of the first sentence (page 1, lines 5 to 9 in L.D.) and inserting in its place the following: Notwithstanding the prov1s10n of section 623 exempting salaried employees as defined in section 663, subsection 3, paragraph K, payment of wages or salary must be made at the rate previously established by the employer, except that the employer may decrease the rate of pay, effective the next working day, if the employer gives notice to all affected employees prior to the change. When an employer has temporarily increased an employee's wage rate to comply with the prevailing wage requirements of chapter 15; the Davis-Bacon Act, 40 United States Code, Section 276a et seq.; or other applicable federal or state law, an employer need not provide advance notice prior to returning the employee to the employee's regular wage rate, as long as the employer is in compliance with all posting and notice provisions of the applicable law. Further amend the bill by inserting at the end before the summary the following: Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §623, as amended by PL 1999, c. 790, Pte P, §2 and affected by §3, is further amended to read: Page l-LR0337(2) COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0257
Committee Amendment CA_A_H30 (House)
Amends: 26 MRSA §623

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 196, L.D. 257, Bill, "An 
Act To Require Advance Notice for Decreases in Wage or Salary 
Levels" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Require Notice prior to Decreases in Wage or Salary 
Rates' 
Further amend the bill in section 1 in subsection 5 by 
striking out all of the first sentence (page 1, lines 5 to 9 in 
L.D.) and inserting in its place the following: 
'Notwithstanding 
the prov1s10n of section 623 
exempting salaried employees as 
defined in section 663, subsection 3, paragraph K, payment of 
wages or salary must be made at the rate previously established 
by the employer, except that the employer may decrease the rate 
of pay, effective the next working day, if the employer gives 
notice to all affected employees prior to the change. 
When an 
employer has temporarily increased an employee's wage rate to 
comply with the prevailing wage requirements of chapter 15; the 
Davis-Bacon Act, 40 United States Code, Section 276a et seq.; or 
other applicable federal or state law, an employer need not 
provide advance notice prior to returning the employee to the 
employee's regular wage rate, as long as the employer is in 
compliance 
with 
all 
posting 
and 
notice 
provisions 
of 
the 
applicable law.' 
Further amend the bill by inserting at the end before the 
summary the following: 
'Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §623, as amended by PL 1999, c. 790, Pte P, 
§2 and affected by §3, is further amended to read: 
Page l-LR0337(2) 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT 
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,("" 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 196, L.D. 257 
§623. 
Exemptions 
This section and sections 621-11. and 622 do not apply to 
family members and salaried employees as defined in section 663, 
subsection 3, paragraphs J and K. 
Sections 621-11. and 622 do not 
apply to an employee of a cooperative corporation or association 
if 
the 
employee 
is 
a 
stockholder 
of 
the 
corporation 
or 
association, unless 
the employee requests the association or 
corporation to pay that employee 
in accordance with section 
621-11.. 
Except as provided in section 621-11., subsections 3 aaeL 4 
and 5, a corporation, contractor, person or partnership may not 
by a special contract with an employee or by any other means 
exempt itself from this section and sections 621-11. and 622.' 
SUMMARY 
This 
amendment 
requires employers to notify employees, 
including salaried employees, one working day prior to a decrease 
in pay taking effect, replacing the bill's requirement that 
notice be given one pay period in advance. 
The amendment also 
adds language specifically excluding the notice requirement in 
cases when an employer temporarily increases an employee's wage 
rate to comply with prevailing wage requirements and changes the 
title of the bill. 
COMMITTEE AMENDMENT