39-A §908. Scope of sections 901 to 907; effect of judgment or settlement
§908. Scope of sections 901 to 907; effect of judgment or settlement Sections 901 to 907 do not apply to injuries caused to domestic servants or farm laborers by fellow employees or to those engaged in cutting, hauling or driving logs. Nothing in sections 901 to 907 may be construed to abridge any common-law rights […]
39-A §909. Contracts for exemption
§909. Contracts for exemption A person may not, by a special contract with the employer’s employees, exempt the employer or another person from liability under which the employer may be to them for injuries suffered by them in the employment of the employer and resulting from the negligence of the employer or the other person, […]
39-A §906. Liability not barred by contracts with independent contractors
§906. Liability not barred by contracts with independent contractors If an employer enters into a contract, written or verbal, with an independent contractor to do part of the employer’s work, or if an independent contractor enters into a contract with a subcontractor to do all or any part of the work comprised in the contractor’s […]
39-A §907. Employee’s knowledge of defect or negligence
§907. Employee’s knowledge of defect or negligence An employee or the employee’s legal representatives are not entitled under sections 901 to 904 to any right of action for damages against the employer if the employee knew of the defect or negligence that caused the injury and failed within a reasonable time to give, or cause […]
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 […]
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 §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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
39-A §612. Occupational loss of hearing
§612. Occupational loss of hearing In case of loss of hearing resulting from occupational disease, the following rules are applicable in determining eligibility for compensation and the period during which compensation is payable. [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).] 1. Definition. As used in […]