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CHAPTER 119

 
H.P. 983 - L.D. 1419

 
An Act To Amend the Laws Regarding Certain

 
Employment-related Matters

 
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §824, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 128, §1, is
amended to read:

 
1. Request. An employer who feels that granting the leave of
absence required by this subchapter will cause unreasonable
hardship for his the employer's business may appeal for relief by
filing a written notice of appeal to with the chairman chair of
the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation. If the notice
of appeal is not filed within 14 days of receipt of the
employee's notice requesting a leave of absence, the employer
waives his the right to appeal. The notice of appeal shall must
state the name of the employee and the reasons for the alleged
unreasonable hardship. Payment for the services of a member of
the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation must be shared by
the parties in accordance with section 931. This section
provides the exclusive remedy for an employer claiming
unreasonable hardship as a result of a request for leave of
absence.

 
Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §1043, sub-§11, ¶F, as amended by PL 2003, c. 414, Pt.
B, §38 and affected by c. 614, §9, is further amended by amending
subparagraph (21), division (i) to read:

 
(i) Prior to January 1, 1978, service performed in
the employ of a school that is not an institution of higher
education; after December 31, 1977, service performed in the
employ of a


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