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PUBLIC Law, Chapter 125

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An Act To Clarify the Disqualification from Unemployment Benefits of a Person Who Is Terminated from Employment for Being Under the Influence of Marijuana

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

Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1043, sub-§23, ¶A,  as enacted by PL 1999, c. 464, §2, is amended to read:

A.  The following acts or omissions are presumed to manifest a disregard for a material interest of the employer. If a culpable breach or a pattern of irresponsible behavior is shown, these actions or omissions constitute "misconduct" as defined in this subsection. This does not preclude other acts or omissions from being considered to manifest a disregard for a material interest of the employer. The acts or omissions included in the presumption are the following:

(1) Refusal, knowing failure or recurring neglect to perform reasonable and proper duties assigned by the employer;

(2) Unreasonable violation of rules that are reasonably imposed and communicated and equitably enforced;

(3) Unreasonable violation of rules that should be inferred to exist from common knowledge or from the nature of the employment;

(4) Failure to exercise due care for punctuality or attendance after warnings;

(5) Providing false information on material issues relating to the employee's eligibility to do the work or false information or dishonesty that may substantially jeopardize a material interest of the employer;

(6) Intoxication while on duty or when reporting to work , or unauthorized use of alcohol or marijuana while on duty except for the use of marijuana permitted under Title 22, chapter 558-C;

(7) Using illegal drugs or being under the influence of such drugs while on duty or when reporting to work;

(8) Unauthorized sleeping while on duty;

(9) Insubordination or refusal without good cause to follow reasonable and proper instructions from the employer;

(10) Abusive or assaultive behavior while on duty, except as necessary for self-defense;

(11) Destruction or theft of things valuable to the employer or another employee;

(12) Substantially endangering the safety of the employee, coworkers, customers or members of the public while on duty;

(13) Conviction of a crime in connection with the employment or a crime that reflects adversely on the employee's qualifications to perform the work; or

(14) Absence for more than 2 work days due to incarceration for conviction of a crime.

Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 129th Legislature, First Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.


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