An Act To Provide Leave to a Spouse in the Case of Death of or Injury to a Member of the Armed Forces
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §843, sub-§4, ¶D, as amended by PL 2001, c. 684, §2, is further amended to read:
D. A child, parent or spouse with a serious health condition; or
Sec. 2. 26 MRSA §843, sub-§4, ¶E, as enacted by PL 2001, c. 684, §3, is amended to read:
E. The donation of an organ of that employee for a human organ transplant . ; or
Sec. 3. 26 MRSA §843, sub-§4, ¶F is enacted to read:
F. The death or injury of the employee's spouse if the employee's spouse as a member of the state military forces, as defined in Title 37-B, section 102, or the United States Armed Forces, including the National Guard and Reserves, was killed or injured while on active duty.
summary
This bill provides leave, under the family medical leave laws, for an employee whose spouse is a member of the armed forces who has been killed or injured.