| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
|
| | Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1221, sub-§5, ķA, as amended by PL 1979, c. 651, §45, | is further amended to read: |
|
| A. The Unless purchased free and clear of liens through | bankruptcy, the executors, administrators, successors or | assigns of any employer who acquire the business of such | employer in toto shall acquire the experience of such | employer with payrolls, contributions and benefits. | Effective as of the date on which such business was | acquired, the commissioner shall for purposes of rate | determination transfer to the successor employer the payroll | record and experience rating records of the predecessor | employer. |
|
| | Under the current unemployment laws, the executor, | administrator, successor or assign of an employer acquires the | payroll record and experience rating records of that employer for | purposes of determining the history of the employer's | contributions to the Unemployment Compensation Fund. |
|
| | This bill allows the acquisition of the payroll records and | experience rating of an employer only if the business is not | purchased free and clear of liens through bankruptcy. |
|
|