| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §625-B, sub-§3, ¶B, as enacted by PL 1979, c. 663, | | §157, is repealed. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §625-B, sub-§3-A is enacted to read: |
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| | | 3-A.__Negotiated severance pay.__This section does not apply | | to an employee covered by an express contract for severance pay | | if the contract provides for pay that is equal to or greater than | | the pay required in subsection 2. |
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| | | This bill prohibits employers from negotiating severance pay | | that is lower than that required for employees not covered by | | collective bargaining agreements. |
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