131st MAINE LEGISLATURE
LD 12 LR 127(02)
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Severance Pay to Cover More Types of Employers and Include More Workers
Fiscal Note for Bill as Amended by Committee Amendment " "
Committee: Labor and Housing
Fiscal Note Required: Yes
             
Fiscal Note
Potential cost to local units of government
Fiscal Detail and Notes
Expanding the definition of "covered establishment" in the law regarding employee severence pay to include all employment sectors, not just industrial and commercial sectors, may result in increased severance pay costs to certain local units of government if they would now be required to make severance payments to employees at county and municipal-owned facilities that they decide to close or relocate.