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