Maine § 26 §844 Family medical leave requirement

Maine Statutes

§ 26 §844 — Family medical leave requirement

Maine § 26 §844

Title 26LABOR AND INDUSTRY

Ch. 7EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 26, § 26 §844 (2026).

Text

1.Family medical leave entitlement. Except as provided in subsection 4, every employee who has been employed by the same employer for 12 consecutive months is entitled to up to 10 work weeks of family medical leave in any 2 years unless employed at a permanent work site with fewer than 15 employees. The following conditions apply to family medical leave granted under this subchapter:

2.Unpaid leave. Family medical leave granted under this subchapter may consist of unpaid leave. If an employer provides paid family medical leave for fewer than 10 weeks, the additional weeks of leave added to attain the total of 10 weeks required may be unpaid.

3.Leave taken intermittently or on reduced leave schedule. Intermittent or reduced leave schedule family medical leave may be taken subject to the

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1.
Family medical leave entitlement.
Except as provided in subsection 4, every employee who has been employed by the same employer for 12 consecutive months is entitled to up to 10 work weeks of family medical leave in any 2 years unless employed at a permanent work site with fewer than 15 employees. The following conditions apply to family medical leave granted under this subchapter:
2.
Unpaid leave.
Family medical leave granted under this subchapter may consist of unpaid leave. If an employer provides paid family medical leave for fewer than 10 weeks, the additional weeks of leave added to attain the total of 10 weeks required may be unpaid.
3.
Leave taken intermittently or on reduced leave schedule.
Intermittent or reduced leave schedule family medical leave may be taken subject to the following limitations:
4.
School employees.
Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, an employee of a school administrative unit who has worked at least 900 hours in the previous 12-month period is eligible for family medical leave under the same terms and conditions as leave provided to eligible employees under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993.

Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 661 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 861, §§19,20 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 277, §1 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 515, §1 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 233, §§2, 3 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 690, §§1, 2 (AMD).