Maine Legal Updates

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If you're an existing ComplianceHR client, you can access these updates and robust links to learn more about each of these changes through the PolicySmart™ solution.

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Maine Legal Updates:

December 2024

• Maine Adopts Final Rules for Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

July 2024

• Maine Amends Forthcoming Paid Family and Medical Leave Law (effective Jul 16, 2024)

June 2024

• Maine Amends Forthcoming Paid Family and Medical Leave Law

September 2023

• Maine Amends Mini-WARN Law, Expanding Employer Coverage (effective 09/16/23)
• Maine Amends Wage Payment Law, Clarifying Exemptions for Salaried Employees (effective 09/19/23)
• Maine Amends Workers Comp Law on Sexual Harassment Liability (effective 09/19/23)
• Maine Amends Workers Compensation Self-Insurance Laws to Allow Fronting Arrangement for Employees in Other States (effective 09/19/23)
• Maine Amends Workers’ Comp Act Regarding Independent Contractor Status (effective 09/19/23)
• Maine Creates Penalties for Retaliation (effective 09/19/23)
• Maine Expands Equal Pay Law (effective 09/19/23)
• Maine Expands Law on Tip Pooling to Address Employees Outside of Service Sector (effective 09/19/23)
• Maine Passes Act to Protect Employee Freedom of Speech–Includes Notice Requirement (effective 09/19/23)
• New Maine Law Preempts Local Abortion-Related Regulations (effective 09/19/23)
• New Maine Law Requires Veterans’ Rights Workplace Poster (effective 09/19/23)
• Maine Amends Workers Compensation Self-Insurance Laws to Allow Fronting Arrangement for Employees in Other States
• Maine Passes Act to Protect Employee Freedom of Speech–Includes Notice Requirement

August 2023

• Maine Expands Law on Tip Pooling to Address Employees Outside of Service Sector
• Maine Amends Workers’ Comp Act Regarding Independent Contractor Status
• New Maine Law Preempts Local Abortion-Related Regulations
• Maine Enacts Sweeping Paid Family and Medical Leave Law–New Policy Forthcoming Closer to 2026 Availability of Benefits
• Maine Expands Equal Pay Law
• Maine Creates Penalties for Retaliation

July 2023

• New Maine Law Requires Veterans' Rights Workplace Poster
• Maine Amends Wage Payment Law, Clarifying Exemptions for Salaried Employees
• Maine Amends Workers Comp Law on Sexual Harassment Liability

January 2023

• Amended Maine Law Will Require Vacation Payout When Employment Ends–Sample Policy Statement Included–Now Updated to Reflect Agency Release of Interpretive Guidance

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