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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
26 §45-A. Application of sections 44 and 45 (REPEALED)
§45-A. Application of sections 44 and 45 (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 200, §2 (NEW).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 §46. Failure to cooperate or comply
§46. Failure to cooperate or comply Whoever, being duly summoned under section 43, willfully neglects or refuses to attend, or refuses to answer any question propounded to him concerning the subject of such examination as provided in said section 43, or whoever, being furnished by the director with a written or printed list of interrogatories, […]
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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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).