CHAPTER 46
H.P. 244 - L.D. 280
An Act Concerning Recordkeeping in Relation to Employment of Minors
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §781, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. De minimis violations of section 774. Notwithstanding subsection 1, absent a finding that reasonably suggests a pattern of knowing and intentional conduct, the bureau may disregard the following violations of section 774:
A. A violation of the limits on the time that work may begin or end under section 774, subsection 1, paragraph F or G or section 744, subsection 2, paragraph F, as long as the violation is no greater than 10 minutes per day;
B. A violation of the number of hours a minor may work in any day under section 774, subsection 1, paragraph B, C or D or section 774, subsection 2, paragraph C or D, as long as the violation is not greater than 10 minutes per day; and
C. A violation of the number of hours worked in a week under section 774, subsection 1, paragraph A or B or section 774, subsection 2, paragraph A or B, as long as the violation is not greater than 50 minutes in a week.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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