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 […]
39-A §355-B. Supplemental Benefits Oversight Committee
§355-B. Supplemental Benefits Oversight Committee The Supplemental Benefits Oversight Committee, referred to in this section and sections 355‑C and 356 as the “committee,” is created and charged with the duty to monitor, facilitate and provide general oversight in the administration of reimbursement of workers’ compensation benefit obligations of the fund pursuant to section 213, subsections […]
39-A §408. Waiver of right of action; minors
§408. Waiver of right of action; minors Except as provided in subsection 2, an employee of an employer who has secured the payment of compensation as provided in sections 401 to 407 is deemed to have waived the employee’s right of action at common law and under section 104 to recover damages for the injuries […]
39-A §355-C. Powers and duties of committee; reimbursement
§355-C. Powers and duties of committee; reimbursement The committee shall review and evaluate requests for reimbursement of workers’ compensation benefits paid or payable under section 213, subsections 3 and 4. [PL 2001, c. 448, §5 (NEW).] 1. Power to bind fund. The committee has power to bind the fund with respect to the monetary […]