HP0653, LD 929, item 2, Document Text

Amend the bill in the emergency preamble by inserting after the 3rd paragraph the following:

Whereas, ‘federal law has recently been amended to change the definition of a newly hired employee to include a person who had been previously employed by the same employer but separated from employment for 60 consecutive days; and’

Amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the emergency clause and inserting the following:

‘Sec. 1. 19-A MRSA §2154, sub-§1, as amended by PL 1997, c. 669, §2, is further amended to read:

1. Employment information; definition. Upon notice by the department, an An employer doing business in this State shall report to the department the hiring of a newly hired employee. For the purposes of this section, "newly hired employee" means a person who resides or works in this State to whom the employer anticipates paying earnings and who:

A. Hiring of a person who resides or works in this State to whom the employer anticipates paying earnings; and

B. Rehiring or return to work of an employee who was laid off, furloughed, separated, granted a leave without pay or terminated from employment.

C. Was previously employed by the employer but who has been separated from that prior employment for at least 60 consecutive days; or

D. Has not previously been employed by the employer.

Sec. 2. 19-A MRSA §2154, sub-§4, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read:

4. Report. An employer shall submit a report within 7 days of the hiring, rehiring or return to work of the date that services for remuneration are first performed by a newly hired employee. The report must contain:

A. The employee's name, address, social security number and , date of birth and the most recent date that services for remuneration were first performed by the employee; and

B. The employer's name, address and employment security reference number or unified business identifier number.’

summary

This amendment provides a definition of "newly hired employee" that conforms with federal law. It defines a newly hired employee as a person who has not been previously employed by the employer or who has been separated from prior employment by the same employer for a period of at least 60 consecutive days.

HP0653 LD 929	Session - 126th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-249, Sponsored by		LR 1289 Item 2
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