An Act To Give Flexibility to Employees and Employers for Temporary Layoffs
Maine Legislature, Session 128, LD 0700
Committee Amendment CA_A-SA_A_S456 (Senate)

SENATE AMENDMENT" A "to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 491, 
L.D. 700, Bill, "An Act To Give Flexibility to Employees and Employers for Temporary 
Layoffs" 
Amend the amendment by inserting after section 5 the following: 
'Sec. 6. Report by Department of Labor regarding effects of changes to 
work search requirements. The Department of Labor shall examine the effect on the 
State's account in the federal Unemployment Trust Fund established pursuant to the 
federal Social Security Act, Section 904 as a result of the enactment of the Maine Revised 
Statutes, Title 26, section 1192, subsection 14 creating an exemption from work search 
requirements for temporarily laid off employees, referred to in this section as "the 
exemption." 
The department shall compile the results of its examination under this section, 
including aggregate data regarding: 
1. The number of employees who were eligible for the exemption and the number of 
employers of those employees; 
2. The number of employees who were paid benefits due to the exemption, the 
number of employers of those employees and the dollar amount of those benefits paid 
from the Unemployment Trust Fund; and 
3. The number of employees who were approved by the department to receive more 
than 6 weeks of paid benefits in a benefit year pursuant to the exemption, the number of 
employers of those employees and the dollar amount of those benefits paid from the 
Unemployment Trust Fund. 
The department shall report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having 
jurisdiction over labor matters no later than January 15, 2021 with the results of the 
examination under this section, including the aggregate data under subsections 1, 2 and 3. 
The joint standing committee may report out a bill related to the report to the First 
Regular Session of the 130th Legislature.' 
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter 
or section number to read consecutively. 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
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SENATE AMENDMENT "A" to COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 491, L.D. 700 
SUMMARY 
This amendment requires the Department of Labor to report to the joint standing 
committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters by January 15, 2021 
regarding the effects of the exemption created to allow a temporarily laid off employee to 
obtain benefits from the Unemployment Trust Fund without completing the work search 
requirements, including aggregate data regarding the employees and employers affected 
and the amount of benefits paid. The committee is authorized to report out a bill to the 
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COUNTY: Cumberland 
SENATE AMENDMENT 
Approved: 04/11/18 feac:.. 
LD700 
LR 1227(03) 
An Act To Give Flexibility to Employees and Employers for Temporary Layoffs 
Fiscal Note for Senate Amendment '!A_" to Committee Amendment "A" 
Sponsor: Sen. Volk of Cumberland 
Fiscal Note Required: Yes 
Fiscal Note 
Minor cost increase - Federal Expenditures Fund 
Fiscal Detail and Notes 
Additional costs to the Department of Labor to conduct the required examination and submit the required report by 
January 15, 2021 can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources. 
LR1227(03) - Fiscal Note - Page 1 of 1 
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