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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
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
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)