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

 
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1193, sub-§3, ¶B, as amended by PL 1983, c. 650, §1,
is further amended to read:

 
B. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter,
work shall may not be deemed determined suitable and
benefits shall may not be denied under this chapter to any
otherwise eligible individual for refusing to accept new
work under any of the following conditions:

 
(1) If the position offered is vacant due directly to a
strike, lockout or other labor dispute;

 
(2) If the wages, hours or other conditions of work are
substantially less favorable to the individual than
those prevailing for similar work in the locality;

 
(3) If, as a condition of being employed, the individual
would be required to join a company union or to resign
from or refrain from joining any bona fide labor
organization;

 
(4) If the position offered is the same one previously
vacated by the claimant for good cause attributable to
that employment or is the position which that the
employee left for reasons attributable to that
employment, but which that were found insufficient to
relieve disqualification for benefits under subsection
1, paragraph A, provided that, in either instance, the
specific good cause or specific reasons for leaving
have not been removed or otherwise changed; and

 
(5) If the position offered is on a shift, the greater
part of which falls between the hours of midnight to 5
a.m., and is refused because of parental obligation,
the need to care for an immediate family member, or the
unavailability of a personal care attendant required to
assist the unemployed individual who is a handicapped
person.; and

 
(6)__If an otherwise eligible person has been laid off
due to the employer's lack of work and has a definite
offer of recall to work with the same employer within 8
weeks of that layoff date.


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