Maine § 26 §596 Recall period

Maine Statutes

§ 26 §596 — Recall period

Maine § 26 §596

Title 26LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Ch. 7EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 26, § 26 §596 (2026).

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An employee who is temporarily laid off by an employer for over 6 weeks and who is placed on a "recall" or "spare" list by that employer for the purpose of being recalled to work shall have 7 days from receiving notice of a recall to work in which to respond to the notice without discrimination on subsequent recalls by the employer.

1.Effect of exercising option. No employer may remove an employee from a "recall" or "spare" list solely because the employee chooses to exercise the 7-day option under this section. No employer may discriminate against an employee in subsequent recalls to work solely because the employee chooses to exercise the 7-day option under this section.

2.Limitations. Nothing in this section may be construed to:

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An employee who is temporarily laid off by an employer for over 6 weeks and who is placed on a "recall" or "spare" list by that employer for the purpose of being recalled to work shall have 7 days from receiving notice of a recall to work in which to respond to the notice without discrimination on subsequent recalls by the employer.
1.
Effect of exercising option.
No employer may remove an employee from a "recall" or "spare" list solely because the employee chooses to exercise the 7-day option under this section. No employer may discriminate against an employee in subsequent recalls to work solely because the employee chooses to exercise the 7-day option under this section.
2.
Limitations.
Nothing in this section may be construed to: