An Act To Amend the Maine Workers' Compensation Act of 1992 Regarding Coordination of Benefits
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §221, sub-§2, as enacted by PL 1991, c. 885, Pt. A, §8 and affected by §§9 to 11, is repealed and the following enacted in its place:
2. Definitions. As used in this section, the following terms have the following meanings.
A. "After-tax amount" means the gross amount of any benefit under subsection 3, paragraph A, subparagraph (2), (3), (4) or (5) reduced by the prorated weekly amount that would have been paid, if any, under the Federal Insurance Contributions Act, 26 United States Code, Sections 3101 to 3126, state income tax and federal income tax, calculated on an annual basis using as the number of exemptions the disabled employee's dependents plus the employee, and without excess itemized deductions. In determining the "after-tax amount" the tables provided for in section 102, subsection 1 must be used. The gross amount of any benefit under subsection 3, paragraph A, subparagraph (2), (3), (4) or (5) is presumed to be the same as the average weekly wage for purposes of the table. The applicable 80% of after-tax amount as provided in the table, multiplied by 1.25, is conclusive for determining the "after-tax amount" of benefits under subsection 3, paragraph A, subparagraph (2), (3), (4) or (5).
B. "Disability insurance policy" does not include a life insurance policy that includes a disability feature if the policy was put in place as a result of collective bargaining.
Sec. 2. Retroactivity. This Act applies retroactively to all injuries including pending cases and cases on appeal.
Effective 90 days following adjournment of the 124th Legislature, Second Regular Session, unless otherwise indicated.