Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §153-A, sub-§3, ¶C, as amended by PL 2007, c. 312, §2, is further amended to read:
C. An advocate or advocate attorney may not represent before the board any insurer, self-insurer or 3rd-party administrator for a period of 2 years one year after terminating employment with the board. This paragraph does not apply to a person who has worked as an advocate or advocate attorney for a period of at least 4 years.’
summary
This amendment replaces the bill and changes the period for which a former advocate or advocate attorney with the Workers' Compensation Board must refrain from representing before the board any insurer, self-insurer or 3rd-party administrator from 2 years to one year. The amendment also eliminates this restriction for any person who has worked for 4 or more years as an advocate or attorney advocate.