§ 26 §850-I — Notice

1.
Posted notice.
An employer shall post in a conspicuous place on each of its premises a workplace notice provided or approved by the department providing notice of benefits available under this subchapter. The department shall issue the workplace notice in English, Spanish, French, Somali and Portuguese and any other language that is the primary language of at least 2,000 residents of the State. The employer shall post the workplace notice in English and each language other than English that is the primary language of 3 or more employees of that workplace, if such notice is available from the department.
2.
Written notice.
An employer shall issue to each employee not more than 30 days from the beginning date of the employee's employment the following written information provided or approved by the department in the employee's primary language:
3.
Failure to comply.
An employer that fails to comply with this section commits a civil violation for which must be assessed, for a first violation, a civil penalty of $50 per employee and $150 per employee for each subsequent violation. The employer has the burden of demonstrating compliance with this section.

Legislative History

PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. AAA, §7 (NEW).