LD952

Exempts agricultural employers and employees from Maine's paid family and medical leave benefits program.

This bill removes any individual employed in agriculture from the paid family and medical leave benefits program. It requires the Department of Labor to refund contributions made by employers of individuals in agriculture. The bill also mandates that employers who deducted a portion of the premium required for an employee from that employee's wages must remit that portion of the premium to the employee as part of the employee's wage. The changes apply retroactively to October 25, 2023.