workers’ compensation
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PublishedDecember 23, 2021
Maine Voices: Proper worker classification is a vital foundation of Maine’s economy
Misclassification deprives employees of needed protections, puts other employers at a disadvantage and affects taxpayers as well.
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PublishedJune 17, 2020
Maine’s leading workers’ comp insurer to pay $17 million dividend
The MEMIC Group will pay the dividend to its members in the coming weeks, with the average employer receiving more than $1,100.
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PublishedJune 16, 2020
Commentary: Let’s offer Maine’s front-line employees a real choice during COVID crisis
State leave and unemployment policies can be changed to better serve both workers and employers at places like Tyson Foods.
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PublishedApril 15, 2020
Coronavirus begins to hit Maine workers compensation system
Insurers are starting to see claims for workplace exposure, and safety experts anticipate claims from people injured at makeshift workstations at home.
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PublishedMarch 1, 2020
Maine Voices: Your employees’, co-workers’ heart health is your business, too
The prevalence of heart attacks among working-age people means we should all know how to prevent, recognize and respond to them.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2019
Rep. Moonen: Inclusivity has been a key value in Maine policymaking in 2019
Bills passed this year have addressed issues such as equal pay, automatic voter registration, state-tribal ties, food insecurity and ending conversion therapy.
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PublishedAugust 29, 2019
Maine Voices: Injured maritime workers are entitled to greater compensation than many realize
The Jones Act provides a right denied to land-based workers: the right to sue their employer for injuries caused by the employer's unsafe conduct.
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PublishedJune 18, 2019
Compromise bill to boost workers’ comp benefits for some becomes law
The bill signed into law Monday by Gov. Janet Mills increases benefits for some injured workers but abandons other proposed reforms.
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PublishedJune 14, 2019
Lawmakers change course on proposed workers’ comp reform
State Republican leaders who opposed moderate changes to the state's workers' compensation system now say they will support them.
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PublishedMay 28, 2019
Workers’ comp reform bill moves out of committee to full floor
A legislative committee voted along party lines to endorse a bill that would increase available benefits to injured workers and raise costs.