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26 ME Rev Stat § 1 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|26 §1. Definitions

 §1. Definitions The following terms used in chapter 3 shall have the following meanings.   1.  Factory.  "Factory" means any premises where steam, water or other mechanical power is used in aid of any manufacturing process there carried on.   1-A.  Loan fund.  "Loan fund" means the Occupational Safety Loan Fund.   [PL 1985, c. 372, Pt. A, §5 (NEW).] 2.  Person.  "Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, company or association and includes the State, state agencies, counties, municipal corporations, school districts and other public corporations or political subdivisions.   [PL 1975, c. 519, §1 (AMD).] 2-A.  Safety fund.  "Safety fund" means the Safety Education and Training Fund.   [PL 1985, c. 372, Pt. A, §5 (NEW).] 3.  Workshop.  "Workshop" means any premises, room or place, not being a factory, wherein any manual labor is performed, or for the purpose of gain in or incidental to any process of making, altering, repairing, ornamenting, finishing or adapting for sale any article or part of an article, and to which or over which premises, room or place the employer of the person or persons working therein has the right of access or control. The exercise of such manual labor in a private house or a private room by the family dwelling therein, or by any of them, or in case a majority of persons therein employed are members of such family, shall not of itself constitute such house or room a workshop within this definition.   [PL 1967, c. 100 (AMD).] 4.  Workplace.  "Workplace" means any plant, yard, premises, room or other place where an employee or employees are engaged in the performance of labor or service over which the employer has the right of access or control.   [PL 1975, c. 519, §2 (NEW).] These terms shall have the meanings defined for them respectively in all laws of this State relating to the employment of labor, unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context.   SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 100 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 519, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 372, §A5 (AMD).
26 ME Rev Stat § 1-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|26 §1-A. Livable wage defined

 §1-A. Livable wage defined As used in this Title, unless the context otherwise indicates, "livable wage" means the statewide average livable wage for a 2-parent household with 2 earners and 2 children as reported by the Department of Labor in the most recent biennial report required pursuant to section 1406.   [PL 2011, c. 569, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 363, §1 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 569, §1 (AMD).
26 ME Rev Stat § 2 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|26 §2. Reports of deaths and injuries

 §2. Reports of deaths and injuries 1.  Reports of deaths.  The person in charge of any workplace as defined in section 1 provided by the State, a state agency, a county, a municipal corporation, a school district or other public corporation or political subdivision shall, within 8 hours after the occurrence, report the death of any person in the workplace or on the premises to the Director of the Bureau of Labor Standards, or the director's designee, by telephone or electronically, stating as fully as possible the cause of the death and the place where the deceased person has been sent and supplying other information relative to the death that may be required by the director who may investigate the causes of the death and require such precautions to be taken as will prevent the recurrence of similar events. A statement contained in any such report is not admissible in evidence in any action arising out of the death reported.   [PL 2015, c. 138, §1 (AMD).] 2.  Reports of serious physical injuries.  The person in charge of any workplace as defined in section 1 provided by the State, a state agency, a county, a municipal corporation, a school district or other public corporation or political subdivision shall, within 24 hours after the occurrence, report all serious physical injuries requiring immediate hospitalization sustained by any person in the workplace or on the premises to the Director of the Bureau of Labor Standards, or the director's designee, by telephone or electronically, stating as fully as possible the extent and cause of the injury and the place where the injured person has been sent and supplying other information relative to the injury that may be required by the director who may investigate the causes of the injury and require such precautions to be taken as will prevent the recurrence of similar events. A statement contained in any such report is not admissible in evidence in any action arising out of the accident reported.   [PL 2015, c. 138, §1 (AMD).] 3.  Serious physical injuries defined.  "Serious physical injuries," as used in this section, means an incident that results in an amputation, loss or fracture of any body part or that necessitates immediate hospitalization or formal admission to the inpatient service of a hospital or clinic for care or treatment.   [PL 2015, c. 138, §1 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 274, §1 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 620, §13 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 519, §3 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 717, §1 (AMD). RR 1995, c. 2, §57 (COR). PL 2003, c. 244, §1 (RPR). PL 2015, c. 138, §1 (AMD).
26 ME Rev Stat § 3 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|26 §3. Confidentiality of records

 §3. Confidentiality of records 1.  Confidential records.  Except as provided in subsections 2 and 3, all information and reports received by the director or the director's authorized agents under this Title are confidential for the purposes of Title 1, section 402, subsection 3, paragraph A.   [PL 2015, c. 250, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Exceptions.  Reports of final bureau action taken under the authority of this Title are public records for the purposes of Title 1, chapter 13, subchapter 1.   [PL 2015, c. 250, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).] 3.  Authorized disclosure.  The director shall make or authorize any disclosure of information of the following types or under the following circumstances with the understanding that the confidentiality of the information will be maintained:   A. Information and reports to other government agencies if the director believes that the information will serve to further the protection of the public or assist in the enforcement of local, state and federal laws; and   [PL 2015, c. 250, Pt. C, §2 (NEW).]B. Information and records pertaining to the workforce, employment patterns, wage rates, poverty and low-income patterns, economically distressed communities and regions and other similar information and data to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services and the Department of Economic and Community Development for the purposes of analysis and evaluation, measuring and monitoring poverty and economic and social conditions throughout the State, and promoting economic development.   [PL 2021, c. 293, Pt. A, §43 (RPR).][PL 2021, c. 293, Pt. A, §43 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 620, §13 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 534, §§B14,B23 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 132, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. DD, §10 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 655, Pt. DD, §24 (AFF). PL 2015, c. 250, Pt. C, §2 (RPR). PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. D, §13 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 343, Pt. IIII, §7 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 293, Pt. A, §43 (AMD).
26 ME Rev Stat § 4 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|26 §4. Enforcement

 §4. Enforcement The District Court and the Superior Court shall have original jurisdiction of actions brought for the recovery of fines and penalties imposed by this Title, and of prosecutions for violations of the provisions thereof.
26 ME Rev Stat § 6 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|26 §6. Interlocutory appeal

 §6. Interlocutory appeal Any party may appeal to the law court from an interlocutory order granting or denying a preliminary injunction in a case involving or growing out of a labor dispute, but such preliminary injunction shall not be stayed by the taking of such appeal. Any such appeal shall be heard at the first term of the law court commencing not less than 14 days after the appellant has filed the record on appeal with the clerk of the Superior Court and furnished the required copies of his brief to the clerk of the law court. Copies of the briefs of other parties shall be furnished to the clerk of the law court not more than 10 days after the appellant's brief has been filed. The law court shall affirm, modify or set aside the order with the greatest possible expedition and shall give such proceedings precedence over all other matters except older matters of the same character.
26 ME Rev Stat § 7 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|26 §7. Appeals

 §7. Appeals Any order by a board created and established under this Title, or any rule, regulation, determination or declaration formulated by the board or by the Director of the Bureau of Labor Standards is subject to review by the Superior Court, pursuant to Title 5, section 8058 or section 11001 et seq.   [RR 1995, c. 2, §58 (COR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 620, §13 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 694, §440 (RPR). RR 1995, c. 2, §58 (COR).
26 ME Rev Stat § 9 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 1: GENERAL PROVISIONS|26 §9. Negotiations on behalf of retired employees

 §9. Negotiations on behalf of retired employees Employee organizations, unions and bargaining agents in the private sector engaged in collective bargaining with employers may negotiate on behalf of retired and retired disabled former employees of the employer with respect to pensions, retirement benefits and other benefits which, as a part of wages and benefits related to employment, are, were or may be carried with retired employees into retirement.   [PL 1979, c. 334 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 334 (NEW).
26 ME Rev Stat § 41 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §41. Director; personnel; salaries; expenses

 §41. Director; personnel; salaries; expenses The Bureau of Labor Standards within the Department of Labor, as established and referred to in this Title as the "bureau," is maintained under the direction of an officer whose title is Director of Labor Standards, referred to in this Title, except in chapter 13, as the "director." The director is appointed by the Commissioner of Labor and holds office at the pleasure of the commissioner. The director has an office at the seat of government. The director shall appoint, subject to the Civil Service Law, such employees as may be necessary.   [PL 2017, c. 219, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 476, §20 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 504, §42 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 620, §1 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 715, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 59, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 771, §269 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 674, §23 (RPR). PL 1977, c. 696, §203 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 168, §§5,26 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 785, §B115 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 410, §24 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §H7 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 560, §H17 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 219, §1 (AMD).
26 ME Rev Stat § 42-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §42-B. Bureau to furnish poster or notice outlining state labor laws

 §42-B. Bureau to furnish poster or notice outlining state labor laws 1.  Bureau to furnish poster or notice.  The bureau shall produce and furnish to employers posters or notices in electronic or printed form outlining state labor laws applicable to those employers and regulating:   A. Employment of minors;   [PL 2001, c. 242, §1 (NEW).]B. Time of payment of wages;   [PL 2001, c. 242, §1 (NEW).]C. Safety and health of employees;   [PL 2017, c. 219, §2 (AMD).]D. Family medical leave;   [PL 2017, c. 219, §2 (AMD).]E. Video display terminal safety as described in section 252, subsection 1;   [PL 2019, c. 156, §1 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 156, §4 (AFF).]F. Minimum wage and overtime provisions as described in section 664; and   [PL 2019, c. 156, §1 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 156, §4 (AFF).]G. Earned paid leave.   [PL 2019, c. 156, §2 (NEW); PL 2019, c. 156, §4 (AFF).]The posters or notices may also include such other laws as may be required or useful.   [PL 2017, c. 219, §2 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 156, §§1, 2 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 156, §4 (AFF).] 2.  Notice of cause for termination.  The bureau shall include in one of the posters or notices under subsection 1 the following information regarding at-will employment:Under Maine law, an at-will employee may be terminated for any reason not specifically prohibited by law. In most instances, you are an at-will employee unless you are covered by a collective bargaining agreement or other contract that limits termination. If you have questions about at-will employment, contact your human resources department or the State Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Standards.  The notice must be printed in bold type of at least 24 points.   [PL 2003, c. 442, §1 (AMD).] 3.  Employer to post notice.  An employer subject to the laws outlined in the poster or notice issued by the bureau pursuant to subsection 1 shall post and keep posted in a place accessible to the employer's employees a copy of the poster or notice furnished by the bureau. An employer who violates this section may be assessed a fine by the department payable to the State as follows:   A. For the first violation, a fine of up to $25 per day after being notified by the bureau of the violation, not to exceed $1,000;   [PL 2017, c. 219, §3 (NEW).]B. For a 2nd violation occurring within 3 years of a prior adjudication for a violation of this section, a fine of not less than $25 per day after being notified by the bureau of the violation or more than $50 per day, not to exceed $2,500; or   [PL 2017, c. 219, §3 (NEW).]C. For a 3rd or subsequent violation occurring within 3 years of 2 or more prior adjudications for a violation of this section, a fine of not less than $25 per day after being notified by the bureau of the violation or more than $100 per day, not to exceed $5,000.   [PL 2017, c. 219, §3 (NEW).][PL 2017, c. 219, §3 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2001, c. 242, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 442, §1 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 219, §§2, 3 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 156, §§1, 2 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 156, §4 (AFF).
26 ME Rev Stat § 42-C (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §42-C. Notification regarding earned income tax credit eligibility

 §42-C. Notification regarding earned income tax credit eligibility 1.  Bureau to provide poster or notice.  The bureau shall produce and furnish to employers posters or notices in printed form that state that an employee may be eligible for federal and state earned income tax credits and that the employee may apply for the tax credits on the employee's income tax returns.   [PL 2019, c. 527, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Employer to post notice.  An employer shall post and keep posted in a place accessible to the employer's employees a copy of the printed poster or notice furnished by the bureau pursuant to subsection 1. An employer who violates this subsection is subject to the same penalties as set forth in section 42‑B, subsection 3.   [PL 2019, c. 527, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2019, c. 527, Pt. B, §1 (NEW).
26 ME Rev Stat § 43 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §43. Facts and statistics; seal; testimony; sources confidential

 §43. Facts and statistics; seal; testimony; sources confidential The director may furnish a written or printed list of interrogatories for the purpose of gathering such facts and statistics as are contemplated, to any person, or the proper officer of any corporation operating within the State, and may require full and complete answers thereto under oath. The director shall have a seal, and may take and preserve testimony, issue subpoenas, administer oaths and examine witnesses under oath in all matters relating to the duties required of the bureau. Such testimony must be taken in some suitable place in the vicinity to which the testimony is applicable. Witnesses summoned and testifying before the director must be paid, from any funds at the disposal of the bureau, the same fees as witnesses before the Superior Court. In the report, except safety and health reports, names of individuals, firms or corporations supplying the information called for by this section may not be used unless by written permission, such information being confidential and not for the purpose of disclosing personal affairs.   [PL 2013, c. 473, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 620, §13 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 473, §1 (AMD).
26 ME Rev Stat § 44 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §44. Right of access

 §44. Right of access The director, and any authorized agent of the bureau, may enter any workplace as defined in section 1, provided by the State or by a state agency, county, municipal corporation, school district or other public corporation or political subdivision when the same are open or in operation, for the purpose of gathering facts and statistics under sections 42 to 44, and may examine the methods of protecting employees from danger, the safety and health of employees and sanitary conditions in and around such buildings and places, and may make a record of such inspection. Upon petition of the director, a Superior Court in the county in which any refusal to permit entry or fact gathering or inspection was alleged to have occurred may order appropriate injunctive relief against any person in charge of the workplace who refuses entry to the director or authorized agent of the bureau.   [PL 2017, c. 219, §4 (AMD).]Each employer subject to this section shall make, keep and preserve, and make available to the director or the director's authorized agent, upon request, such records regarding the employer's activities relating to occupational safety and health as the director may prescribe by rule as necessary or appropriate for the enforcement of section 45 or any rule adopted pursuant to section 565 or for developing information regarding the causes and prevention of occupational accidents, diseases and illnesses. Any information obtained by the director must be obtained with a minimum burden upon employers, especially those employing a small work force.   [PL 2013, c. 473, §2 (AMD).]The bureau shall also issue rules requiring that employers through posting of notices or other appropriate means keep their employees informed of their protections and obligations under this chapter and chapter 6, including the provisions of applicable standards.   [PL 2013, c. 473, §2 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 620, §13 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 519, §4 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 473, §2 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 138, §2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 219, §4 (AMD).
26 ME Rev Stat § 44-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §44-A. Walkaround inspections

 §44-A. Walkaround inspections A representative of the employer and an authorized employee representative shall be given an opportunity to accompany the director or his authorized agent during the physical inspection of the workplace of any employer, subject to this section, for the purpose of aiding such inspection. Where there is no authorized employee representative, the director or his authorized agent shall consult with a reasonable number of employees concerning matters of safety in the workplace. The employee representative shall not lose any privilege or compensation during or because of his attendance in any such inspection.   [PL 1975, c. 519, §5 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 519, §5 (NEW).
26 ME Rev Stat § 45 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §45. Notice of improper conditions

 §45. Notice of improper conditions If, upon inspection, the director or any authorized agent of the bureau finds that an employer has violated a requirement of section 561-A or any rule adopted pursuant to section 565, the director or the authorized agent of the bureau shall immediately issue a citation to the employer. Each citation must be in writing and describe with particularity the nature of the violation, including a reference to the provision of this Title or the rules alleged to have been violated. In addition, the citation must fix a specific time for the abatement of the violation.   [PL 2013, c. 473, §3 (AMD).]Each citation issued under this section, or a copy or copies, must be prominently posted at or near each place where a violation referred to in the citation occurred or existed. In addition, employees must have access to their toxic exposure records or records of employee observation of exposure monitoring and measuring.   [PL 2013, c. 473, §3 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 200, §1 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 494, §21 (AMD). PL 1969, c. 122 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 446, §1 (RPR). PL 1971, c. 620, §13 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 519, §6 (RPR). PL 1979, c. 95, §1 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 473, §3 (AMD).
26 ME Rev Stat § 45-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §45-A. Application of sections 44 and 45 (REPEALED)

 §45-A. Application of sections 44 and 45 (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 200, §2 (NEW). PL 1969, c. 274, §2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 519, §7 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 197, §1 (RP).
26 ME Rev Stat § 47 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §47. Municipal officers to furnish information

 §47. Municipal officers to furnish information All state, county, city and town officers are directed to furnish the director, upon his request, such statistical or other information contemplated by sections 42 to 45 as shall be in their possession as such officers.   [PL 1971, c. 620, §13 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 620, §13 (AMD).
26 ME Rev Stat § 48 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §48. Reports

 §48. Reports All reports to the Bureau of Labor Standards involving deaths, injuries and occupational diseases shall be available to the injured employee, his survivors or representatives upon written request and upon payment of reasonable cost for the copies.   [PL 1981, c. 168, §6 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 418 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 59, §2 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 168, §6 (AMD).
26 ME Rev Stat § 49 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §49. Imminent danger

 §49. Imminent danger A Superior Court in the county in which the imminent danger is alleged to exist shall have jurisdiction, upon petition of the director, to restrain any conditions or practices in any place of employment subject to section 45 which are such that a danger exists which will reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm immediately or before the imminence of such danger can be eliminated through the enforcement procedures otherwise provided by this chapter.   [PL 1975, c. 519, §9 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 519, §9 (NEW).