CHAPTER 515
S.P. 196 - L.D. 624
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §844, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1991, c. 277, §1, is further amended to read:
1. Family medical leave entitlement. Every employee who has been employed by the same employer for 12 consecutive months is entitled to up to 10 consecutive work weeks of family medical leave in any 2 years unless employed at a permanent work site with fewer than 25 15 employees. The following conditions apply to family medical leave granted under this subchapter:
A. The employee must give at least 30 days' notice of the intended date upon which family medical leave will commence and terminate, unless prevented by medical emergency from giving that notice;
B. The employer may require certification from a physician to verify the amount of leave requested by the employee, except that an employee who in good faith relies on treatment by prayer or spiritual means, in accordance with the tenets and practice of a recognized church or religious denomination, may submit certification from an accredited practitioner of those healing methods; and
C. The employer and employee may negotiate for more or less leave, but both parties must agree.
Sec. 2. Posting of notice. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 26, section 701, the Bureau of Labor Standards is not required to modify and redistribute the printed notice required by that section to reflect the changes in the law resulting from this Act. The Bureau of Labor Standards shall modify the printed notice to reflect the changes contained in this Act when it becomes necessary to print additional notices due to an insufficient supply of those notices or future changes in the law.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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