§ 26 §639-A — Minimum pay for reporting to work

1.
Definitions.
As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings.
2.
Pay for reporting to work.
On any day an employee reports to work at the request of an employer and the employer cancels or reduces the number of hours in an employee's scheduled shift, the employee must be paid the lesser of:
3.
Notice.
An employer that makes a documented good faith effort to notify an employee not to report to work is not liable to pay wages under subsection 2. If the employee reports to work after the employer's attempt to notify the employee has been unsuccessful or if the employer is prevented from making notification for any reason, the employee shall perform whatever duties are assigned by the employer at the time the employee reports to work, as long as the employee is physically able to perform those duties. If the employer does not have any duties to assign to the employee, the employer shall pay the employee the wages under subsection 2.
4.
Exception.
The provisions of this section do not apply if an employee is not required to work or is unable to work due to:
5.
Rules.
The Department of Labor may adopt rules to implement and enforce the provisions of this section. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2‑A.

Legislative History

PL 2025, c. 418, §2 (NEW).