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39-A ME Rev Stat § 406 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 1: MAINE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT OF 1992|Chapter 9: INSURANCE AND SELF-INSURANCE|39-A §406. Notices of assent to be posted

 §406. Notices of assent to be posted A notice in a form as the board approves, stating that the employer has conformed to this Act, together with other information as the board determines, must be posted by the employer and kept posted by the employer in each of the employer's mills, factories or places of business. The notice must be conspicuous and posted in a place accessible to the employer's employees.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 407 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 1: MAINE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT OF 1992|Chapter 9: INSURANCE AND SELF-INSURANCE|39-A §407. Misclassification of employees

 §407. Misclassification of employees An employer with a currently approved workers' compensation policy or a currently accepted self-insurance workers' compensation policy that has misclassified one or more employees has failed to secure payment of compensation within the meaning of section 324, subsection 3 and is subject to the penalties prescribed by that section.   [PL 2015, c. 469, §7 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF). PL 2015, c. 469, §7 (AMD). RR 2017, c. 1, §35 (COR).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 408 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 1: MAINE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT OF 1992|Chapter 9: INSURANCE AND SELF-INSURANCE|39-A §408. Waiver of right of action; minors

 §408. Waiver of right of action; minors Except as provided in subsection 2, an employee of an employer who has secured the payment of compensation as provided in sections 401 to 407 is deemed to have waived the employee's right of action at common law and under section 104 to recover damages for the injuries sustained by the employee.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]1.  Legally employed minors.  A minor is deemed sui juris for the purpose of this Act if the minor's employer was not in violation of Title 26, section 771, 772 or 773-A at the time of the minor's injury. No other person has any cause of action or right to compensation for an injury to that minor employee except as provided in this section.   [PL 2017, c. 286, §11 (AMD).] 2.  Illegally employed minors.  A minor is not deemed to have waived the minor's right of action at common law and under section 104 if the minor's employer was in violation of Title 26, section 771, 772 or 773-A at the time of the minor's injury.   A. The minor employee, the minor's parent or guardian or any other person, as permitted by common law or statute, may file a civil action permitted under this subsection.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]B. The minor employee is entitled to compensation under this Act in addition to any right of action permitted under this subsection.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]C. If the employer is self-insured for liability under this Act, any award received by the minor in an action permitted under this subsection must be reduced by the amount of compensation received under this Act.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]D. If the employer is insured for liability under this Act, the employer is considered a 3rd party under section 107, and the employer's insurer is entitled to all rights of subrogation, contribution or other rights granted to an employer under section 107.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).][PL 2017, c. 286, §11 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 286, §11 (AMD).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 601 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 2: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|Chapter 15: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|39-A §601. Short title

 §601. Short title This chapter may be known and cited as the "Occupational Disease Law."   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 602 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 2: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|Chapter 15: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|39-A §602. Application

 §602. Application Except as otherwise specifically provided, incapacity to work or death of an employee arising out of and in the course of employment and resulting from an occupational disease must be treated as the happening of a personal injury arising out of and in the course of the employment, within the meaning of the former Workers' Compensation Act or the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992, and all the provisions of the applicable Act apply to that occupational disease. This chapter applies only to cases in which the last exposure to an occupational disease in an occupation subject to the hazards of that disease occurred in the State and after January 1, 1946.   [PL 1995, c. 462, Pt. A, §80 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 462, §A80 (AMD).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 603 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 2: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|Chapter 15: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|39-A §603. Occupational disease defined

 §603. Occupational disease defined As used in this chapter, the term "occupational disease" means only a disease that is due to causes and conditions characteristic of a particular trade, occupation, process or employment and that arises out of and in the course of employment.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 604 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 2: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|Chapter 15: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|39-A §604. False reports

 §604. False reports Compensation is not payable for an occupational disease if the employee who was employed on January 1, 1946 or who, at the time of entering into the employment of the employer by whom the compensation would otherwise be payable, falsely represents in writing that the employee has not previously been disabled, laid off or compensated in damages or otherwise because of such disease.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 605 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 2: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|Chapter 15: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|39-A §605. Aggravation of occupational disease

 §605. Aggravation of occupational disease When an occupational disease is aggravated by any other disease or infirmity not itself compensable, or death or incapacity from any other cause not itself compensable is aggravated, prolonged, accelerated or in any way contributed to by an occupational disease, the compensation payable must be reduced and limited to the proportion only of the compensation that would be payable if the occupational disease were the sole cause of the incapacity or death as the occupational disease, as a causative factor, bears to all the causes of that incapacity or death, the reduction in compensation to be effected by reducing the number of weekly or monthly payments or the amounts of the payments as, under the circumstances of the particular case, may be for the best interest of the claimant or claimants.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 606 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 2: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|Chapter 15: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|39-A §606. Date from which compensation is computed; employer liable

 §606. Date from which compensation is computed; employer liable The date when an employee becomes incapacitated by an occupational disease from performing the employee's work in the last occupation in which the employee was injuriously exposed to the hazards of the occupational disease is the date of the injury equivalent to the date of injury under the former Workers' Compensation Act or the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992. When compensation is payable for an occupational disease, the employer in whose employment the employee was last injuriously exposed to the hazards of the occupational disease and the insurance carrier, if any, on the risk when the employee was last exposed under that employer, are liable. The amount of the compensation must be based on the average wages of the employee on the date of injury. Notice of injury and claim for compensation must be given to the employer in whose employment the employee was last injuriously exposed to the hazards of the occupational disease. On the date of incapacity, if the employee is no longer working in the same occupation in which the employee incurred the last injurious exposure, then the average wages as of the date of injury of comparable employees employed full-time in the same occupation as the employee at the time of the employee's last injurious exposure must be used to determine the amount of compensation. The only employer and insurance carrier liable are the last employer in whose employment the employee was last injuriously exposed to the hazards of the disease during a period of 60 days or more and the insurance carrier, if any, on the risk when the employee was last so exposed, under that employer.   [PL 2007, c. 313, §1 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF). PL 1995, c. 462, §A81 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 313, §1 (AMD).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 607 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 2: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|Chapter 15: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|39-A §607. Notice of incapacity; filing of claim

 §607. Notice of incapacity; filing of claim Sections 301 to 307 with reference to giving notice, making claims and filing petitions apply to cases under this chapter, except that, in cases under this chapter, the date of incapacity defined in section 606 is equal to the date of injury in sections 301 to 307, and the notice under section 301 must include the employee's name and address, the nature of the occupational disease, the date of incapacity, the name of the employer in whose employment the employee was last injuriously exposed for a period of 60 days to the hazards of the disease and the date when employment with that employer ceased. After compensation payments for an occupational disease have been legally discontinued, claim for further compensation for that occupational disease not due to further exposure to an occupational hazard tending to cause that disease are barred if not made within one year after the last previous payment.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 608 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 2: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|Chapter 15: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|39-A §608. Partial incapacity

 §608. Partial incapacity Compensation is payable for partial incapacity due to occupational diseases as provided in section 213.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 609 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 2: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|Chapter 15: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|39-A §609. Compensation limits

 §609. Compensation limits Compensation for partial or total incapacity or death from occupational disease is payable as provided in sections 212, 213 and 215. Compensation is not payable for incapacity by reason of occupational diseases unless the incapacity results within 3 years after the last injurious exposure to the occupational disease in the employment.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]The 3-year limitation under this section does not apply to a full-time firefighter who files a claim for an occupationally related cancer under this chapter and whose last injurious exposure to a carcinogen in the employer's employment occurred after January 1, 1985. For the purposes of this section, "full-time firefighter" means a regular full-time member, active or retired, of a municipal fire department if that person has aided in the extinguishment of fires, whether or not that person had administrative duties or other duties as a member of the municipal fire department.   [RR 1993, c. 1, §142 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF). RR 1993, c. 1, §142 (COR).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 610 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 2: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|Chapter 15: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|39-A §610. Examination of employees

 §610. Examination of employees An employer may request any of the employer's employees or prospective employees to be examined for the purpose of ascertaining if any of them are in any degree affected by an occupational disease or peculiarly susceptible to an occupational disease. Refusal to submit to such an examination bars that employee or prospective employee from compensation or other benefits provided by this chapter resulting from exposure to the hazards of occupational disease subsequent to the employee's refusal and while in the employ of the employer.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 611 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 2: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|Chapter 15: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|39-A §611. Impartial medical advice

 §611. Impartial medical advice On request of a party or on its own motion the board may in occupational disease cases appoint one or more competent and impartial physicians. Upon order of the board, the fees and expenses of the health care provider or health care providers must be paid by the employer. These appointees shall examine the employee and inspect the industrial conditions under which the employee has worked in order to determine the nature, extent and probable duration of the occupational disease, the likelihood of its origin in the industry and the date of incapacity. Section 207 applies to the filing and subsequent proceedings on the report of the appointees and to examinations and treatments by the employer.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]If a claim is made for death from an occupational disease, an autopsy may be ordered by the board under the supervision of impartial appointees. All proceedings for or payments of compensation to any claimant refusing to permit such an autopsy when ordered are suspended on and during the continuance of such a refusal.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 613 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 2: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|Chapter 15: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|39-A §613. Silicosis

 §613. Silicosis In the absence of evidence in favor of the claim, disability or death from silicosis is presumed not to be due to the nature of any occupation, unless during the 15 years immediately preceding the date of disability the employee was exposed to the inhalation of silica dust over a period of at least 2 years. If the employee has been employed by the same employer during the whole of the 2-year period, the employee's right to compensation against such employer is affected by the fact that the employee had been employed during any part of the 2-year period outside of the State.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 615 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 2: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|Chapter 15: OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE LAW|39-A §615. Disability due to radioactive properties

 §615. Disability due to radioactive properties Notwithstanding section 606 or any other provision of this chapter, the employee need not be exposed to radioactive substances for a period of 60 days or more, and the time for filing claims does not begin to run in cases of incapacity due to exposure to radioactive substances until the later of the time after incapacity or the time the person claiming benefits knew, or by exercise of reasonable diligence should have known of the causal relationship between the employment and the employee's incapacity.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 901 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 3: EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY|Chapter 19: EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY|39-A §901. Definition of employer's liability; rights of employee

 §901. Definition of employer's liability; rights of employee An employer is liable under this Part if personal injury is caused to an employee, who, at the time of the injury, is in the exercise of due care, by reason of:   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]1.  Defects in ways, works or machinery.  A defect in the condition of the ways, works or machinery connected with or used in the business of the employer, which arose from, or had not been discovered or remedied in consequence of, the negligence of the employer or of a person in the employer's service who had been entrusted by the employer with the duty of seeing that the ways, works or machinery were in proper condition;   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).] 2.  Negligence of employee in superintending capacity.  The negligence of a person in the service of the employer who was entrusted with and was exercising superintendence and whose sole or principal duty was that of superintendence or, in the absence of a superintendent, of a person acting as superintendent with the authority or consent of the employer; or   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).] 3.  Negligence of employee in charge of railroad equipment.  The negligence of a person in the service of the employer who was in charge or control of a signal, switch, locomotive engine or train on a railroad.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).] The employee or the employer's legal representatives, subject to sections 902 to 909, have the same rights to compensation and of action against the employer as if the employee had not been an employee, nor in the service, nor engaged in the work of the employer.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]A car that is in use by, or that is in possession of, a railroad corporation is deemed a part of the ways, works or machinery of the corporation that uses it or has it in possession, within the meaning of subsection 1, whether it is owned by the railroad corporation or by some other company or person. One or more cars in motion, whether attached to an engine or not, constitute a train within the meaning of subsection 3, and whoever, as a part of the person's duty for the time being, physically controls or directs the movements of a signal, switch, locomotive engine or train is deemed to be a person in charge or control of a signal, switch, locomotive engine or train within the meaning of said subsection.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 902 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 3: EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY|Chapter 19: EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY|39-A §902. Actions for damages for death in addition to those for injury

 §902. Actions for damages for death in addition to those for injury If the injury described in section 901 results in the death of the employee, and the death is not instantaneous or is preceded by conscious suffering, and if there is any person who would have been entitled to bring an action under section 903, the legal representatives of the employee may, in the action brought under section 901, recover damages for the death in addition to those for the injury.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 903 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 3: EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY|Chapter 19: EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY|39-A §903. Surviving spouse or next of kin; actions by

 §903. Surviving spouse or next of kin; actions by If, as the result of the negligence of an employer, or of a person for whose negligence an employer is liable under section 901, an employee is instantly killed or dies without conscious suffering, the surviving spouse or, if the employee leaves no surviving spouse, the next of kin, who, at the time of the employee's death, were dependent upon the wages of the employee for support, have a right of action for damages against the employer.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
39-A ME Rev Stat § 904 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 39-A: WORKERS' COMPENSATION|Part 3: EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY|Chapter 19: EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY|39-A §904. Measure of damages in event of death

 §904. Measure of damages in event of death If, under either section 902 or 903, damages are awarded for the death, they must be assessed with reference to the degree of culpability of the employer or of the person for whose negligence the employer is liable.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]The amount of damages that may be awarded in an action under section 901 for a personal injury to an employee, in which no damages for the death of the employee are awarded under section 902, may not exceed $4,000.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]The amount of damages that may be awarded in an action under section 901, if damages for the death of the employee are awarded under section 902, may not exceed $5,000 for both the injury and the death, and must be apportioned by the jury between the legal representatives of the employee and the persons who would have been entitled, under section 903, to bring an action for the death of the employee if it had been instantaneous or without conscious suffering.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]The amount of damages that may be awarded in an action brought under section 903 may not be less than $500 or more than $5,000.   [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1991, c. 885, §A8 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).