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Agencies:
- 12-150: Blind and Visually Impaired Division
- 12-152: Bureau of Rehabilitation Services
- 12-168: Department of Labor - General
- 12-170: Bureau of Labor Standards
- 12-172: Maine Unemployment Insurance Commission
- 12-179: Board of Occupational Safety and Health
- 12-180: Maine Labor Relations Board
- 12-181: Maine Apprenticeship Program
- 12-186: State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
- 12-597: Bureau of Employment Services
- 12 702: Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
12 150 Blind and Visually Impaired Division (Note: This agency moved from 05, Department of Education on July 1, 1996.)
- Ch. 15 (Word) Rules Governing the Business Enterprise Program for Individuals Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
- Ch. 101 (Word) Vocational Rehabilitation Services For Individuals Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired
- Ch. 105 (Word) Independent Living Services For Individuals Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired Program Rules
12 152 Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (Note: This agency moved from 05, Department of Education on July 1, 1996.)
- Ch. 1 (Word) Rules
- Ch. 5 (Word) Brain Injury Extended Support Program
- Ch. 6 (Word) Basic Extended Support Rules
- Ch. 7 (Word) Independent Living Services Program Policy Manual
- Ch. 12 (Word) Rules for the Communication Equipment Fund Program for People with Disabilities
- Ch. 20 (Word) Rules for Facilities Providing Adult Day Programs
12 168 Department of Labor - General
- Ch. 3 (Word) Governor's Training Initiative Program (Joint rule with 19-100, Department of Economic and Community Development)
- Ch. 11 (Word) Rules of the Enterprise Option Program
- Ch. 50 (Word) Nondiscrimination Policy and Grievance Procedure
12 170 Bureau of Labor Standards
- Ch. 3 (Word) Rules Governing Administration of the Maine Wage Assurance Fund
- Ch. 6 (Word) Rules Governing Sanitary Conditions on Certain Railroad Property
- Ch. 7 (Word) Rules Relating to Substance Abuse Testing
- Ch. 8 (Word) Workplace Health and Safety Program for Employers with Modification Rate of 2 or More
- Ch. 9 (Word) Rules Governing Administrative Civil Money Penalties for Labor Law Violations
- Ch. 10 (Word) Rules Governing Employment Leave for Victims of Violence
- Ch. 11 (Word) Rules Governing Hazardous Occupations for Minors under the Age of Eighteen in Non-Agricultural Employment
- Ch. 12 (Word) Rules Relating to Equal Pay
- Ch. 13 (Word) Rules Governing the Establishment and Use of Fair Minimum Wage Rates on State Construction Projects
- Ch. 15 (Word) Rules Relating to Severance Pay
- Ch. 16 (Word) Rules Governing Definitions for Executive, Administrative, and Professional Exemptions from Minimum Wage and Overtime
- Ch. 17 (Word) Rules Regarding Proof of Ownership by Employers Employing Foreign Laborers to Operate Logging Equipment
- Ch. 18 (Word) Rules Governing Earned Paid Leave
- Ch. 19 (Word) Rules Governing Apprenticeship in Construction of Energy Generation Facilities
12 172 Bureau of Unemployment Compensation
- Ch. 1 (Word) Definitions
- Ch. 2 (Word) Employer Notices, Records, Contributions and Reimbursement Payments and Reports
- Ch. 3 (Word) Unemployment Benefits, Intrastate
- Ch. 4 (Word) Unemployment Benefits, Interstate
- Ch. 5 (Word) Rules of Practice Governing Adjudicatory Proceedings
- Ch. 6 (Word) Seasonal Industry Program
- Ch. 7 (Word) Advisory Rulings
- Ch. 8 (Word) Payments for Dependents
- Ch. 9 (Word) Able and Available Requirements
- Ch. 10 (Word) Work Search Requirements
- Ch. 11 (Word) Deputy Determinations
- Ch. 12 (Word) Unemployment Compensation for Former Federal Civilian Employees (UCFE)
- Ch. 13 (Word) Unemployment Compensation for Ex-Service Members (UCX)
- Ch. 14 (Word) Education Institution Employees
- Ch. 15 (Word) Benefit Payments to Athletes
- Ch. 16 (Word) Benefit Payments to Aliens
- Ch. 17 (Word) Voluntary Leaving
- Ch. 18 (Word) Discharge
- Ch. 19 (Word) Other Remuneration
- Ch. 20 (Word) Unemployment Fraud or Misrepresentation by Claimants
- Ch. 21 (Word) Pension Payments
- Ch. 22 (Word) Extended Benefits
- Ch. 23 (Word) Dislocated Worker Benefits
- Ch. 24 (Word) Approved Training
- Ch. 25 (Word) Employee Leasing Companies
- Ch. 26 (Word) Waivers of Repayment of Erroneously Paid Benefits
- Ch. 27 (Word) Workshare Program
- Ch. 100 (Repealed effective May 30, 2000)
12 179 Board of Occupational Safety and Health
- Ch. 1 (Word) Procedural Rules
- Ch. 2 (Word) Occupational Safety and Health Standards for General Industry Employment in the Public Sector
- Ch. 3 (Word) Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Construction Industry Employment in the Public Sector
- Ch. 4 (Word) Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Firefighting in the Public Sector
- Ch. 5 (Word) Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Public Safety Diving
- Ch. 6 (Word) Recording Occupational Injuries and Illnesses in the Public Sector
- Ch. 7 (Word) Minimum Driver Training Requirements for Fire Apparatus
- Ch. 8 (Word) Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Whistleblower/Discrimination in the Public Sector
- Ch. 9 (Word) Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Issuing Variances in the Public Sector
- Ch. 10 (Word) Occupational Safety and Health Standards for Section 1908 Consultation Guidelines in the Public Sector
12 180 Maine Labor Relations Board
- Ch. 1-7 (Repealed effective January 1, 2001.)
- Ch. 10 (Word) General Rules
- Ch. 11 (Word) Bargaining Unit Composition and Representation Matters
- Ch. 12 (Word) Prohibited Practice Complaints; Interpretive Rulings
- Ch. 13 (Word) Resolution of Contract Negotiations Disputes
12 181 Maine Apprenticeship Program
- Ch. 1 (Word) Rules Relating to Labor Standards for Registration of Apprenticeship Programs
- Ch. 2 (Word) Rules Pertaining to Equal Opportunity for Employment in Registered Apprenticeship Programs in the State of Maine
- Ch. 3 (Word) Rules Relating to Labor Standards for Certification of Pre-Apprenticeship Training Programs
12 186 State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
- Ch. 1 (Word) General Rules of the State Board of Arbitration and Conciliation
- Ch. 2 (Statutory authority repealed by P.L. 2009 c.381 eff. June 12, 2009)
- Ch. 3 (Word) Logging Dispute Resolution Board Rules
12 597 Bureau of Employment Services
- Ch. 1 (Word) Rules Governing Implementation of the Trade Adjustment Assistance Program
- Ch. 2 (Word) Rule Governing the Competitive Skills Scholarship Program
12 702 Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program
- Ch. 1 (PDF) Rules governing the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave Program (in .pdf format)