| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §44-B is enacted to read: |
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| | | §44-B.__Notice of inspections |
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| | | The bureau shall provide notice to an employer at least 72 | | hours before the bureau inspects a workplace of that employer.__ | | This section does not apply to emergency inspections. |
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| | | Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §46, 7th ¶, as repealed and replaced by PL 1975, c. | | 519, §8, is repealed. |
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| | | This bill requires the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor | | Standards to provide notice to an employer at least 72 hours | | before the bureau inspects a workplace of the employer. This | | requirement does not apply to emergency inspections. This bill | | eliminates the prohibition on giving advance notice of an | | inspection without authority from the Director of the Bureau of | | Labor Standards. |
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