| 122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE | |||||||||
| LD 190 | LR 0333(01) | ||||||||
| An Act Relating to the Treatment of Employers and Military Personnel in Connection with "Call to Duty" Activity | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note for Original Bill | |||||||||
| Sponsor: Rep. Fisher of Brewer | |||||||||
| Committee: Labor | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note Required: Yes | |||||||||
| Fiscal Note | |||||||||
| Undetermined current biennium cost - General Fund | |||||||||
| Undetermined current biennium savings - All Funds | |||||||||
| Fiscal Detail and Notes | |||||||||
| The Department of Labor will require additional General Fund appropriations for the cost associated with paying unemployment benefits to individuals who were hired to fill positions vacated by military service personnel who were called to active duty and who were subsequently laid-off when the military service personnel returned and was rehired by the employer. The amount can not be determined at this time. This legislation will not have a fiscal impact on the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund or the contribution rate schedule that would be in effect. | |||||||||
| This legislation will relieve the State of Maine, as an employer, from unemployment costs under circumstances when an active military person returns from military leave and causes a replacement worker to be laid off. The projected savings from this proposed exception can not be determined at this time. | |||||||||