‘Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §217, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 647, §14, is repealed.
Sec. 2. 39-A MRSA §217, sub-§9 is enacted to read:
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Session - 128th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-44, Sponsored by
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Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting the following:
‘Sec. 1. 39-A MRSA §217, sub-§8, as enacted by PL 2011, c. 647, §14, is repealed.
Sec. 2. 39-A MRSA §217, sub-§9 is enacted to read:
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This amendment replaces the bill. The amendment repeals the presumption in current law with respect to an injured employee participating in employment rehabilitation that work is unavailable to the employee under the workers' compensation laws. In place of the presumption, the amendment enacts a new provision that provides that an injured employee participating in employment rehabilitation has a right to benefits except under 3 circumstances in which benefits may be reduced: when the employee has returned to work with or received an increase in pay from the employer, when the employer has reduced benefits based on documented earnings of the employee and when the employee has reached the durational limit of partial incapacity benefits.