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 §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 §614. Special provisions for asbestos-related diseases
§614. Special provisions for asbestos-related diseases 1. Definition. As used in this section, the term “asbestos-related disease” means a disease caused by exposure to asbestos. [PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 (NEW); PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §§9-11 (AFF).] 2. Scope. This section applies only to asbestos-related diseases caused or contributed to […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 §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 […]
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 […]