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26 ME Rev Stat § 50 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §50. Inspections in response to complaint

 §50. Inspections in response to complaint Any employee or a representative of an employee of the State, a state agency, county, municipal corporation, school district or other public corporation or political subdivision who believes that a violation of an occupational safety or health standard exists that threatens physical harm or that an imminent danger exists may request an inspection by giving notice to the director or his authorized agent of such violation or danger. Except in cases of imminent danger, any such notice shall be in writing, shall set forth with reasonable particularity the grounds for the notice, shall be signed by the employee or his representative and a copy shall be provided the employer or his agent no later than the time of the inspection, except that, upon the request of the person giving such notice, his name and the names of individual employees referred to therein shall not appear in such copy or upon any record published, released or made available in any other respect. If upon the receipt of such notification, the director or his authorized agent determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that such violation or danger exists, he shall make a special inspection as soon as practicable to determine if such violation or danger exists. If the director or his authorized agent determines that there are no reasonable grounds to believe that a violation or danger exists, he shall notify the employee or representative of the employee in writing of such determination.   [PL 1975, c. 519, §10 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 519, §10 (NEW). PL 1979, c. 95, §2 (AMD).
26 ME Rev Stat § 51 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §51. Commission on Safety and Health in the Maine Workplace (REPEALED)

 §51. Commission on Safety and Health in the Maine Workplace (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1987, c. 559, §B7 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 93, §2 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 162, §1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 673, §Q1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 395, §29 (RP).
26 ME Rev Stat § 52 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §52. Liens

 §52. Liens 1.  Form; effect.  Upon the failure of an employer to pay the amount assessed for unpaid wages or severance pay pursuant to chapters 7 and 15, the director may file in the registry of deeds of any county a certificate stating the name of the employer; the employer's address; the amount of unpaid wages or severance pay; and either that the time permitted for an appeal has expired without the appeal having been taken or that delay will jeopardize collection. When the certificate is duly filed and recorded, the amount of the assessment is a lien upon the entire interest of the employer, legal or equitable, in any real or tangible personal property situated within the jurisdiction of the office in which that certificate was filed. A lien obtained in this manner is a lien for unpaid wages or severance pay and the priority of the lien is governed by the laws of this State. The lien is subordinate to any real estate mortgage previously recorded as required by law. A lien for unpaid wages or severance pay is not valid against one who purchases personal property from the employer in the usual course of business, in good faith and without actual notice of the lien. The lien may be enforced against any real or personal property by a civil action in the name of the director. The director shall discharge any such lien upon receiving, from any employer against whose property a lien certificate has been filed, a good and sufficient bond with sureties conditioned upon the payment of the amount of unpaid wages or severance pay as finally determined together with any additional amount that may have become due or may have accrued under this chapter and costs of court, if any.   The remedies in this subsection are in addition to all other remedies.   [PL 1999, c. 28, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Filing lien.  Certificates of liens for unpaid wages or severance pay, or certificates discharging the liens prepared in accordance with this section, must be received, recorded and indexed by registrars of deeds in the same manner as similar instruments are recorded and indexed. The fee to be paid by the director for recording each certificate is the usual and customary fee, which need not be prepaid. This recording fee along with all other filing fees is the liability of the employer and must be assessed as part of the lien pursuant to subsection 1.   [PL 1999, c. 28, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Enforcement of lien.  After any assessment has become final and rights of appeal exhausted or lost by virtue of failure to exercise those rights, any property, real or personal, upon which a lien has been claimed under this chapter may be sold after due notice in conformity with the laws applicable to sales of real or personal property on executions issued in personal actions. In connection with such sales, the director has the same rights, privileges, duties and responsibilities as one in whose favor an execution is issued.   [PL 1999, c. 28, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 28, §1 (NEW).
26 ME Rev Stat § 53 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 3: BUREAU OF LABOR|26 §53. Additional penalties

 §53. Additional penalties In addition to any penalties provided in chapter 7, subchapters I to IV, the director may assess a forfeiture against any employer, officer, agent or other person who violates any provision of chapter 7, subchapters I to IV for each violation of those subchapters. The forfeiture may not exceed $1,000 or the amount provided in law or rule as a penalty for the specific violation, whichever is less. The Attorney General, upon complaint of the director, shall institute a civil action to recover the forfeiture. Any amount recovered must be deposited with the Treasurer of State. The director shall adopt rules to govern the administration of the civil money forfeiture provisions. The rules must include a right of appeal by the employer and a range of monetary assessments with consideration given to the size of the employer's business, the good faith of the employer, the gravity of the violation and the history of previous violations. The rules adopted pursuant to this section are major substantive rules pursuant to Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.   [PL 1999, c. 181, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1999, c. 181, §1 (NEW).
26 ME Rev Stat § 62 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 4: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY|26 §62. Occupational Safety Loan Fund (REPEALED)

 §62. Occupational Safety Loan Fund (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 372, §A7 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 9, §HH (AMD). PL 1991, c. 885, §E35 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 885, §E47 (AFF). PL 2001, c. 398, §§B1,2 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 451, §O1 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 673, §Q2 (RP).
26 ME Rev Stat § 63 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 4: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY|26 §63. Occupational safety loans (REPEALED)

 §63. Occupational safety loans (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 372, §A7 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 559, §§B9-B11 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 483, §§A35,A36 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 93, §§3,4 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 398, §§B3-5 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 451, §§O2,3 (AMD). PL 2003, c. 673, §Q3 (RP).
26 ME Rev Stat § 64 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 4: OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY|26 §64. Coverage

 §64. Coverage 1.  Application of chapter.  This chapter applies to all employers, employees and places of employment in the State except employees of the Federal Government.   [PL 1985, c. 372, Pt. A, §7 (NEW).] 2.  Construction.  Nothing in this chapter may be construed to supersede or in any manner affect any workers' compensation law or to enlarge, diminish or affect in any manner common law or statutory rights, duties or liabilities of employers or employees under any law with respect to injuries, diseases or death of employees arising out of and in the course of employment.   [PL 1985, c. 372, Pt. A, §7 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 372, §A7 (NEW).
26 ME Rev Stat § 961 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 9-A: MUNICIPAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LABOR RELATIONS LAW|26 §961. Purpose

 §961. Purpose It is declared to be the public policy of this State and it is the purpose of this chapter to promote the improvement of the relationship between public employers and their employees by providing a uniform basis for recognizing the right of public employees to join labor organizations of their own choosing and to be represented by such organizations in collective bargaining for terms and conditions of employment.   [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).
26 ME Rev Stat § 963 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 9-A: MUNICIPAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LABOR RELATIONS LAW|26 §963. Right of public employees to join or refrain from joining labor organizations

 §963. Right of public employees to join or refrain from joining labor organizations A person may not directly or indirectly interfere with, intimidate, restrain, coerce or discriminate against a public employee or a group of public employees in the free exercise of their rights, given by this section, to voluntarily:   [PL 2007, c. 415, §2 (RPR).]1.  Join a union.  Join, form and participate in the activities of organizations of their own choosing for the purposes of representation and collective bargaining or in the free exercise of any other right under this chapter; or   [PL 2007, c. 415, §2 (NEW).] 2.  Not join a union.  Refrain from joining or participating in the activities of organizations for the purposes of representation and collective bargaining, except that an employee may be required to pay to the organization that is the bargaining agent for the employee a service fee that represents the employee's pro rata share of those expenditures that are germane to the organization's representational activities.   [PL 2007, c. 415, §2 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW). PL 2007, c. 415, §2 (RPR).
26 ME Rev Stat § 964 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 9-A: MUNICIPAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LABOR RELATIONS LAW|26 §964. Prohibited acts of public employers, public employees and public employee organizations

 §964. Prohibited acts of public employers, public employees and public employee organizations 1.  Public employer prohibitions.  Public employers, their representatives and their agents are prohibited from:   A. Interfering with, restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in section 963;   [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]B. Encouraging or discouraging membership in any employee organization by discrimination in regard to hire or tenure of employment or any term or condition of employment;   [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]C. Dominating or interfering with the formation, existence or administration of any employee organization;   [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]D. Discharging or otherwise discriminating against an employee because he has signed or filed any affidavit, petition or complaint or given any information or testimony under this chapter;   [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]E. Refusing to bargain collectively with the bargaining agent of its employees as required by section 965;   [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]F. Blacklisting of any employee organization or its members for the purpose of denying them employment;   [PL 2007, c. 415, §3 (AMD).]G. Requiring an employee to join a union, employee association or bargaining agent as a member; and   [PL 2007, c. 415, §4 (NEW).]H. Terminating or disciplining an employee for not paying union dues or fees of any type.   [PL 2007, c. 415, §5 (NEW).][PL 2007, c. 415, §§3-5 (AMD).] 2.  Public employee prohibitions.  Public employees, public employee organizations, their agents, members and bargaining agents are prohibited from:   A. Interfering with, restraining or coercing employees in the exercise of the rights guaranteed in section 963 or a public employer in the selection of his representative for purposes of collective bargaining or the adjustment of grievances;   [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]B. Refusing to bargain collectively with a public employer as required by section 965;   [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]C. Engaging in   (1) A work stoppage;   (2) A slowdown;   (3) A strike; or   (4) The blacklisting of any public employer for the purpose of preventing it from filling employee vacancies.   [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).][PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).] 3.  Violations.  Violations of this section shall be processed by the board in the manner provided in section 968, subsection 5.   [PL 1971, c. 609, §2 (RPR).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 609, §2 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 415, §§3-5 (AMD).
26 ME Rev Stat § 964-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 9-A: MUNICIPAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LABOR RELATIONS LAW|26 §964-A. Continuation of grievance arbitration provisions

 §964-A. Continuation of grievance arbitration provisions 1.  Contract signed before October 1, 2005.  If a contract between a public employer and a bargaining agent signed prior to October 1, 2005 expires prior to the parties' agreement on a new contract, the grievance arbitration provisions of the expired contract pertaining to disciplinary action remain in effect until the parties execute a new contract.   [PL 2005, c. 324, §1 (NEW).] 2.  Contract signed after October 1, 2005.  If a contract between a public employer and a bargaining agent signed after October 1, 2005 expires prior to the parties' agreement on a new contract, the grievance arbitration provisions of the expired contract remain in effect until the parties execute a new contract. In any arbitration that is conducted pursuant to this subsection, an arbitrator shall apply only those provisions enforceable by virtue of the static status quo doctrine and may not add to, restrict or modify the applicable static status quo following the expiration of the contract unless the parties have otherwise agreed in the collective bargaining agreement. All such grievances that are appealed to arbitration are subject exclusively to the grievance and arbitration process contained in the expired agreement, and the board does not have jurisdiction over such grievances. The arbitrator's determination is subject to appeal, pursuant to the Uniform Arbitration Act. Disputes over which provisions in an expired contract are enforceable by virtue of the static status quo doctrine first must be resolved by the board, subject to appeal pursuant to applicable law. The grievance arbitration is stayed pending resolution of this issue by the board. The board may adopt rules as necessary to establish a procedure to implement the intent of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A. Nothing in this subsection expands, limits or modifies the scope of any grievance arbitration provisions, including procedural requirements.   [PL 2005, c. 324, §1 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 773, §1 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 773, §7 (AFF). PL 2005, c. 324, §1 (RPR).
26 ME Rev Stat § 969 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 9-A: MUNICIPAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LABOR RELATIONS LAW|26 §969. Municipal personnel board or civil service authority

 §969. Municipal personnel board or civil service authority Nothing in this chapter shall diminish the authority and power of any municipal civil service commission or personnel board or its agents established by statute, charter or special act to conduct and grade merit examinations and to rate candidates in the order of their relative excellence from which appointments or promotions may be made to positions in the competitive division of the classified service of the municipal employer served by such a civil service commission or personnel board. The conduct and the grading of merit examinations, the rating of candidates and the establishment of lists from such examinations and the appointments from such lists shall not be subject to collective bargaining. If a collective bargaining agreement between a public employer and a bargaining agent contains provisions for binding arbitration of grievances involving the following matters: The demotion, lay-off, reinstatement, suspension, removal, discharge or discipline of any public employee, such provisions shall be controlling in the event they are in conflict with any authority and power, involving such matters, of any such municipal civil service commission or personnel board or its agents.   [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).
26 ME Rev Stat § 970 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 9-A: MUNICIPAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LABOR RELATIONS LAW|26 §970. Scope of binding contract arbitration

 §970. Scope of binding contract arbitration A collective bargaining agreement between a public employer and a bargaining agent may provide for binding arbitration as the final step of a grievance procedure but the only grievances which may be taken to such binding arbitration shall be disputes between the parties as to the meaning or application of the specific terms of the collective bargaining agreement. An arbitrator with the power to make binding decisions pursuant to any such provision shall have no authority to add to, subtract from or modify the collective bargaining agreement.   [PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW).
26 ME Rev Stat § 971 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 9-A: MUNICIPAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LABOR RELATIONS LAW|26 §971. Suits by and against unincorporated employee organizations

 §971. Suits by and against unincorporated employee organizations In any judicial proceeding brought under this chapter or to enforce any of the rights guaranteed by this chapter, any unincorporated employee organization may sue or be sued in the name by which it is known.   [PL 1971, c. 609, §10 (RPR).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 424, §1 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 609, §10 (RPR).
26 ME Rev Stat § 972 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 9-A: MUNICIPAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LABOR RELATIONS LAW|26 §972. Review

 §972. Review Either party may seek a review by the Superior Court of a binding determination by an arbitration panel. For interest arbitrations, the review must be sought in accordance with the Maine Rules of Civil Procedure, Rule 80B.   [PL 1993, c. 90, §3 (AMD).]The binding determination of an arbitration panel or arbitrator, in the absence of fraud, upon all questions of fact shall be final. The court may, after consideration, affirm, reverse or modify any such binding determination or decision based upon an erroneous ruling or finding of law. An appeal may be taken to the law court as in any civil action.   [PL 1971, c. 609, §11 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1969, c. 578, §7 (NEW). PL 1971, c. 609, §11 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 143, §3 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 90, §3 (AMD).
26 ME Rev Stat § 973 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 9-A: MUNICIPAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LABOR RELATIONS LAW|26 §973. Separability

 §973. Separability If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this chapter for any reason be adjudged by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder of this chapter.   [PL 1975, c. 564, §29 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 564, §29 (NEW).
26 ME Rev Stat § 974 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 9-A: MUNICIPAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LABOR RELATIONS LAW|26 §974. Publication of initial proposals

 §974. Publication of initial proposals Either party to negotiations may publicize the parties' written initial collective bargaining proposals. No proposal may be publicized until 10 days after both parties have made their initial proposal.   [PL 1979, c. 125, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1979, c. 125, §1 (NEW).
26 ME Rev Stat § 976 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 9-A: MUNICIPAL PUBLIC EMPLOYEES LABOR RELATIONS LAW|26 §976. Obligations during interim between contracts

 §976. Obligations during interim between contracts During the interim after the expiration of a collective bargaining agreement and before the effective date of any subsequent collective bargaining agreement, public employees covered by the expired collective bargaining agreement remain eligible for and must receive step increases in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth in the expired collective bargaining agreement.   [PL 2021, c. 282, §1 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2021, c. 282, §1 (NEW).
26 ME Rev Stat § 979 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 9-B: STATE EMPLOYEES LABOR RELATIONS ACT|26 §979. Purpose

 §979. Purpose It is declared to be the public policy of this State and it is the purpose of this chapter to promote the improvement of the relationship between the State and its employees and between the Legislature and its employees by providing a uniform basis for recognizing the right of state or legislative employees to join labor organizations of their own choosing and to be represented by such organizations in collective bargaining for terms and conditions of employment.   [PL 1997, c. 741, §1 (AMD); PL 1997, c. 741, §12 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 774 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 741, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 741, §12 (AFF).
26 ME Rev Stat § 979-B (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY|Chapter 9-B: STATE EMPLOYEES LABOR RELATIONS ACT|26 §979-B. Right of state employees or legislative employees to join or refrain from joining labor organizations; prohibition

 §979-B. Right of state employees or legislative employees to join or refrain from joining labor organizations; prohibition A person may not directly or indirectly interfere with, intimidate, restrain, coerce or discriminate against a state or legislative employee or a group of employees in the free exercise of their rights, given by this section, to voluntarily:   [PL 2007, c. 415, §6 (RPR).]1.  Join a union.  Join, form and participate in the activities of organizations of their own choosing for the purposes of representation and collective bargaining or in the free exercise of any other right under this chapter; or   [PL 2007, c. 415, §6 (NEW).] 2.  Not join a union.  Refrain from joining or participating in the activities of organizations for the purposes of representation and collective bargaining, except that an employee may be required to pay to the organization that is the bargaining agent for the employee a service fee that represents the employee's pro rata share of those expenditures that are germane to the organization's representational activities.   [PL 2007, c. 415, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1973, c. 774 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 741, §4 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 741, §12 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 415, §6 (RPR).