26 §640. Public employee voluntary payroll deductions for certain insurance
§640. Public employee voluntary payroll deductions for certain insurance Upon a public employee’s written request, a public employer may deduct voluntary payroll deductions designated in writing by the employee to the employer for disability insurance and life insurance offered in conjunction with the employee’s membership in an employee organization recognized by the employer or designated […]
26 §626-B. Collective bargaining exceptions (REPEALED)
§626-B. Collective bargaining exceptions (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1975, c. 113, §5 (NEW). PL 1999, c. 465, §6 (RP).
26 §639. Wage theft remedies (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 26, SECTION 637)
§639. Wage theft remedies (REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 26, SECTION 637) 1. Wage theft; defined. For the purposes of this section, “wage theft” means a violation of section 621‑A, 622, 623, 626, 629, 629‑A or 664. [PL 2019, c. 461, §1 (NEW); RR 2019, c. 1, Pt. A, §31 (RAL).] 2. Injunction. In addition to […]
26 §627. Assignment of wages
§627. Assignment of wages No assignment of wages is valid against any other person than the parties thereto, unless such assignment is recorded by the clerk in the office of the Secretary of State. No such assignment of wages may be valid against the employer, unless he has actual notice thereof. [PL 1987, c. […]
26 §628. Equal pay
§628. Equal pay An employer may not discriminate between employees in the same establishment on the basis of sex by paying wages to any employee in any occupation in this State at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays any employee of the opposite sex for comparable work on jobs that […]
26 §628-A. Compensation history inquiry prohibited
§628-A. Compensation history inquiry prohibited 1. Legislative findings and intent. The Legislature finds that despite requirements regarding equal pay having been a part of the laws of Maine since 1965, wage inequality is an ongoing issue in the State. Wage inequality causes substantial harm to the citizens and to the economy of the State. The […]
26 §629. Unfair agreements
§629. Unfair agreements 1. Work without compensation; return of compensation. A person, firm or corporation may not require or permit any person as a condition of securing or retaining employment to work without monetary compensation or when having an agreement, oral, written or implied, that a part of such compensation should be returned to the […]
26 §629-A. Fringe benefits as wages
§629-A. Fringe benefits as wages Whenever a person ceases to be employed because of the insolvency of his employer, if in claiming from the employer wages earned but not yet paid to him, the term “wages earned” shall include all fringe benefits earned by the employee that were considered in the employment contract, including plans […]
26 §629-B. Employee health benefit plans
§629-B. Employee health benefit plans 1. Application. This section applies to health benefit plans which an employer provides or agrees to provide to his employees. It does not apply to employee health benefit plans separately provided by any employee organization or bargaining agent, regardless of any financial contribution to that plan by the employer. […]
26 §630. Written statement of reason for termination of employment
§630. Written statement of reason for termination of employment An employer shall, upon written request of the affected employee, give that employee the written reasons for the termination of that person’s employment. An employer who fails to satisfy this request within 15 days of receiving it may be subject to a forfeiture of not less […]