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Current as of January 01, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
1. Nondisplacement of existing employees; nonavailability for layoff replacement; noninfringement on promotional opportunities or collective bargaining agreements; labor disputes. A participant who is required to work as a condition of receiving public assistance may not be employed in or assigned to:
A. A position that was previously filled by a regular employee when that employee is on layoff from the same or an equivalent position or when the vacancy was created by terminating an employee or otherwise reducing the workforce;
B. An established position that is vacant;
C. A worksite where there is a labor dispute, including a strike or lockout; or
D. A worksite in a manner that violates an existing contract or collective bargaining agreement or infringes on the promotional opportunities for any employees.
2. Grievance procedures. The commissioner, with assistance from the department, shall adopt rules to ensure that:
A. Persons required to work as a condition of receiving public assistance have access to a grievance procedure for the purpose of resolving complaints of alleged violations of subsection 1; and
B. Regular employees at a worksite where a person required to work as a condition of receiving public assistance works have access to a grievance procedure for the purpose of resolving complaints of alleged violations of subsection 1.
Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules in accordance with Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter II-A.
3. Penalty. Employers who do not comply with the requirements of this section may not participate in any work program for individuals required to work as a condition of receiving public assistance.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Maine Revised Statutes Title 26. Labor and Industry § 1403. Labor standards for persons required to work as condition of receiving public assistance and affected employees - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/me/title-26-labor-and-industry/me-rev-st-tit-26-sect-1403/
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