39-A §361. Payment to the Workers’ Compensation Board Administrative Fund; enforcement
§361. Payment to the Workers’ Compensation Board Administrative Fund; enforcement 1. Payment. All penalties assessed under this Act are payable to the Workers’ Compensation Board Administrative Fund, unless otherwise provided by law. Upon certification by the board that certain amounts in the Workers’ Compensation Board Administrative Fund attributable to penalties assessed pursuant to this Act […]
39-A §401. Liability of employer
§401. Liability of employer 1. Private employers. Every private employer, including an independent contractor who hires and pays employees, is subject to this Act and shall secure the payment of compensation with respect to all employees by purchasing a workers’ compensation policy or self-insuring as set forth in section 403. Unless employed by a private […]
39-A §402. Prepayment of premium
§402. Prepayment of premium An insurance company that issues workers’ compensation insurance policies may not require prepayment of premium more than 1/4 year in advance. [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 […]
39-A §403. Insurance by assenting employer; requirements as to self-insurers
§403. Insurance by assenting employer; requirements as to self-insurers An employer subject to this Act shall secure compensation and other benefits to the employer’s employees in one or more of the ways described in this section. The failure of any employer subject to this Act to procure insurance coverage for the payment of compensation and […]
39-A §404. Maine Self-Insurance Guarantee Association
§404. Maine Self-Insurance Guarantee Association 1. Created; purpose. There is created the Maine Self-Insurance Guarantee Association, a nonprofit unincorporated legal entity referred to in this section as the “association,” to provide mechanisms for the payment of covered claims under self-insurance coverage, to avoid excessive delay in payment, to avoid financial loss to claimants because of […]
39-A §405. Voluntary election
§405. Voluntary election Any private employer, any of whose employees are exempt from this Act, may become subject to this Act with respect to the employer’s employees and the act of the employer in securing the payment of compensation to such employee or class of employees in conformity with sections 401 to 407 constitutes the […]
39-A §355. Employment Rehabilitation Fund
§355. Employment Rehabilitation Fund If an employee who has completed a rehabilitation program under section 217, whether implementation is approved or ordered by the board, subsequently sustains a personal injury arising out of and in the course of employment and that injury, in combination with the prior injury, results in a reduction in earning capacity […]
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 […]
39-A §355-A. Supplemental Benefits Fund
§355-A. Supplemental Benefits Fund 1. Creation of fund. The Supplemental Benefits Fund, referred to in this section and sections 355‑B to 356 as the “fund,” is created to reimburse insurers and self-insurers for their payments of compensation to employees under section 213, subsections 3 and 4. [PL 2001, c. 448, §5 (NEW).] 2. Administration […]
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 […]