Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §603 is enacted to read:

§603.__Limits on mandatory overtime

1.__Definitions.__As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.

A.__"Employee" does not include a person who is a seasonal employee.

B.__"Overtime" means the hours worked in excess of 8 hours in a day or the hours worked in excess of 40 hours in a calendar week.

2.__Limits on overtime.__An employer may not require an employee to work overtime in violation of the following limitations:

A.__An employer may not require an employee to work more than 40 overtime hours in any period of 2 calendar weeks; and

B.__An employer may not retaliate against an employee who does not consent to work more than 40 overtime hours in any period of 2 calendar weeks.

SUMMARY

This bill prohibits an employer from requiring an employee, except a seasonal employee, to work more than 40 overtime hours in any period of 2 calendar weeks and prevents the employer from retaliating against an employee who does not consent to work those hours.