| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §701-A is enacted to read: |
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| §701-A.__Application of subchapter |
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| | Except as otherwise specifically provided, this subchapter | applies to employment by all private and public employers, | including the State and its political subdivisions. |
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| | This bill provides that child labor laws apply to public | employers as well as private employers. Child labor laws | require work permits for minors, limit the hours that minors | may work and prohibit them from working in certain hazardous | workplaces. |
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