122nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 190 LR 0333(01)
An Act Relating to the Treatment of Employers and Military Personnel in Connection with "Call to Duty" Activity
Fiscal Note for Original Bill
Sponsor: Rep. Fisher of Brewer
Committee: Labor
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
   
             
Fiscal Note
Undetermined current biennium cost - General Fund
Undetermined current biennium savings - All Funds
Fiscal Detail and Notes
The Department of Labor will require additional General Fund appropriations for the cost associated with paying unemployment benefits to individuals who were hired to fill positions vacated by military service personnel who were called to active duty and who were subsequently laid-off when the military service personnel returned and was rehired by the employer.  The amount can not be determined at this time.  This legislation will not have a fiscal impact on the Unemployment Compensation Trust Fund or the contribution rate schedule that would be in effect.
This legislation will relieve the State of Maine, as an employer, from unemployment costs under circumstances when an active military person returns from military leave and causes a replacement worker to be laid off.  The projected savings from this proposed exception can not be determined at this time.