Maine § 39-A §216 Burial expenses; incidental compensation

Maine Statutes

§ 39-A §216 — Burial expenses; incidental compensation

Maine § 39-A §216

Title 39-AWORKERS' COMPENSATION

Part 1MAINE WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT OF 1992

Ch. 5COMPENSATION AND SERVICES

This text of Maine § 39-A §216 (Burial expenses; incidental compensation) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Maine primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39-A, § 39-A §216 (2026).

Text

If the employee dies as a result of the injury, the employer shall pay, in addition to any compensation and medical benefits provided for in this Act, the reasonable expenses of burial, not to exceed $4,000 and an additional payment of $3,000 as incidental compensation. Burial expense reimbursement must be paid to the person who has paid or who is responsible for paying the employee's burial expenses. The incidental compensation must be paid to the employee's estate.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

If the employee dies as a result of the injury, the employer shall pay, in addition to any compensation and medical benefits provided for in this Act, the reasonable expenses of burial, not to exceed $4,000 and an additional payment of $3,000 as incidental compensation. Burial expense reimbursement must be paid to the person who has paid or who is responsible for paying the employee's burial expenses. The incidental compensation must be paid to the employee's estate.