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ME LD1400

Bill

Status

Failed

6/5/2025

Primary Sponsor

Nathan Carlow

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Origin

House of Representatives

132nd Legislature

AI Summary

  • School districts may be exempt from Maine's paid family and medical leave benefits program if they had substantially equivalent leave benefits under a collective bargaining agreement in effect on January 1, 2025

  • Exempt districts must continually maintain paid family and medical leave benefits through collective bargaining or other contractual agreements, including sick leave and family sick leave accruing to at least 12 weeks annually

  • Department of Labor must refund contributions already made by qualifying school districts to the state paid leave fund

  • School districts that deducted premium portions from employee wages must return those deductions to affected employees

  • Exemption applies retroactively to October 25, 2023

Legislative Description

An Act to Exempt Certain Public School Districts and Their Employees from the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program

Compensation

Last Action

Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)

6/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Labor4/1/2025

Full Bill Text

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