LD1400

Exempts certain Maine school districts from the paid family and medical leave benefits program if they provide equivalent benefits.

This bill exempts school districts from the paid family and medical leave benefits program if they provided equivalent benefits under a collective bargaining agreement in effect on January 1, 2025, and continually maintain those benefits. It requires the Department of Labor to refund contributions made by these school districts and mandates that employers remit any deducted portion of the premium to employees as part of their wage. The Act applies retroactively to October 25, 2023.