An Act to Enhance the Predictability of Mandated Overtune for Pulp or Paper Manufacturing Facility Employees
Maine Legislature, Session 131, LD 1794
Committee Amendment CA_B_S671 (Senate)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT " ^ " to S.P. 719, L.D, 1794, "An Act to Enhance the
Predictability of Mandated Overtune for Pulp or Paper Manufacturing Facility Employees"
Amend the bill by strikmg out the title and substituting the following:
'Resolve, to Establish the Commission on Predictability of JVIandated Overtime for
Manufacturing Facility Employees '
Amend the bill by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following:
'See. 1. Commission established. Resolved: That fhe Commission on
Predictability of Mandated Overtime for Manufacturing Facility Employees, referred to in
this resolve as "the commission," is established to examine the current levels of mandatory
overtime at manufacturing facilities in the State with 50 or more employees and the impact
of the use of mandatory overtime on workplace and public safety, employee morale and
the ability of manufacturing facilities to hire employees; to seek public and expert input on
solutions to any problems identified; and to make recommendations for solutions, including
suggested legislation, to address the increased use of mandatory overtime and loss of time
off that may be undermining workplace and public safety, morale and the ability to hire
employees.
Sec. 2. Commission membership. Resolved: That, notwithstandmg Joint Rule
353, the commission consists of 9 members as follows:
1. Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President of the Senate, including
one member of the party holding the largest number of seats in the Legislatire and one
member of the party holding the 2nd largest number of seats in the Legislature;
2. Two members of the House of Representatives, appointed by the Speaker of the
House, including one member of the party holding the largest number of seats in the
Legislature and one member of the party holding the 2nd largest number of seats in the
Legislature;
3. One member representing the interests of manufachiring facility companies,
appointed by the President of the Senate;
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4. One member representing the interests of manufacturing facility employees,
^» 2 appointed by the President of the Senate;
5. One member representing the interests of mamifacturing facility companies,
appointed by the Speaker of the House;
6. One member representing the mterests of manufacturing facility employees,
appointed by the Speaker of the House; and
7, The Director of Labor Standards within the Department of Labor, or the director's
designee.
Sec. 3. Chairs. Resolved: That the first-named Senate member is the Senate chair
and the first-named House of Representatives member is the House chair of the
commission.
Sec. 4. Appointments; convening of commission. Resolved: That all
appointments must be made no later than 30 days following the effective date of this
resolve. The appointing authorities shall notify the Executive Director of the Legislative
Council once all appointments have been completed. After appointment of all members,
the chairs shall call and convene the first meeting of the commission. If 30 days or more
after the effective date of this resolve a majority of but not all appointments have been
made, the chairs may request authority and the Legislative Council may grant authority for
the commission to meet and conduct its busmess.
Sec. 5. Duties. Resolved: That the commission shall examine the following:
1. The employment conditions of manufacturing facility employees, including
mandated overtime;
2. The amount of overtime hours worked for years 2021, 2022 and 2023 and the first
half of 2024 at manufacturing facilities in the State with 50 or more employees;
3. The amount of overtime worked that has been voluntary and the amount that has
been mandated at manufacturing facilities in the State with 50 or more employees, broken
down by department;
4. The amount of overtime worked that involved employees being "inverted," or
mandated to report to work on holidays, vacation days or scheduled days off;
5. Current employee policies and proposed employee policies at manufacturing
facilities in the State with 50 or more employees that:
A. Ensure workplace and public safety when employees are working 18 to 24
consecutive hours due to mandatory overtime;
B. Limit the amount of mandatory overtime that employees are required to work; and
C. Allow for employees to communicate whether they want to voluntarily work
overtime hours; and
6. Recommendations for solutions, including suggested legislation, to address the
increased use of mandatory overtime and loss of time off that may be undermining
workplace and public safety, employee morale and the ability for manufacturing facilities
to hire employees.
The commission may hold up to 2 public hearings to seek input on these issues.
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Sec. 6. Staff assistance. Resolved: That the Legislative Council shall provide
necessary staffing services to the commission, except that Legislative Council staff support I:
is not authorized when the Legislature is in regular or special session. |
Sec. 7. Report. Resolved: That, no later than November 6, 2024, the commission
shall submit a report that includes its findings and recommendations, including suggested
legislation, to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor
matters, The committee may report out a bill related to the report to the 132nd Legislature
in 2025.'
Amend the bill by relettermg or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section
number to read consecutively.
SUMMARY
This amendment is the minority report of the committee. The amendment replaces the
bill with a resolve that establishes the Commission on Predictability of Mandated Overtime }
for Manufacturing Facility Employees. The commission has 9 members and will focus on
employer policies on overtime at all manufacturing facilities, rather than only pulp or paper
manufacturing facilities.
FISCAL NOTE REQUIRED
(See attached) }
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Approved: 04/02/24 -^KZCt
LD 1794 LR 756(03)
An Act to Enhance the Predictability of Mandated Overtime for Pulp or Paper IVIanufacturing Facility
Employees
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment'{?"
Committee: Labor and Housing
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Legislative Cost/Study
Legislative Cost/Study
The general operating expenses of this study are projected to be $3,050 in fiscal year 2024-25. The Legislature's
budget for the 2024-2025 biemiium includes $14,500 in each of fiscal years 2023-24 and 2024-25 for the costs of
legislative studies, as well as $38,909 of balances carried over from prior years for this purpose. Whether these
amounts are sufficient to fund all studies will depend on the number of studies authorized by the Legislative Council
and the Legislature. The additional costs of providing staffing assistance to the study during the interim can be
absorbed utilizmg existing budgeted staff resources.
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Additional costs to the Bureau of Labor Standards within the Department of Labor associated with serving on the
commission can be absorbed within existing budgeted resources.
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