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- Administrator: means the department administering the program or an authorized 3rd party conducting any functions necessary to implement and operate the program. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A
- Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
- Agricultural society: means a nonprofit organization or association incorporated in the State to promote education and encourage improvement in agriculture. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81
- Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
- Animal: means an animal entered in an event. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Applicant: includes any person using an employment agency's services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682
- Appraisal: A determination of property value.
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Association: means any corporation organized under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 13 Sec. 2003
- Authority: means the Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Authority, under section 850?O. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A
- Automobile mechanic: means a person who is primarily engaged in the servicing of automobiles or trucks as an employee of an establishment primarily engaged in the business of selling automobiles or trucks to the ultimate purchaser, as long as the person's annual compensation exceeds 3,000 times the state minimum hourly wage or the annualized rate established by the United States Department of Labor under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, whichever is higher, except when the employee is paid by the employer on an hourly basis. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 663
- Automobile parts clerk: means a person employed for the purpose of and primarily engaged in requisitioning, stocking and dispensing automobile parts as an employee of an establishment primarily engaged in the business of selling automobiles or trucks to the ultimate purchaser, as long as the person's annual compensation exceeds 3,000 times the state minimum hourly wage or the annualized rate established by the United States Department of Labor under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, whichever is higher, except when the employee is paid by the employer on an hourly basis. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 663
- Automobile salesperson: includes a person who is primarily engaged in assisting in the financing and providing of insurance products to the ultimate purchaser. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 663
- Automobile service writer: means a person employed for the purpose of and primarily engaged in receiving, analyzing and referencing requests for service, repair or analysis of motor vehicles as an employee of an establishment primarily engaged in the business of selling automobiles or trucks to the ultimate purchaser, as long as the person's annual compensation exceeds 3,000 times the state minimum hourly wage or the annualized rate established by the United States Department of Labor under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act, whichever is higher, except that "automobile service writer" does not include an employee who is paid by the employer on a hourly basis. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 663
- Bankruptcy: Refers to statutes and judicial proceedings involving persons or businesses that cannot pay their debts and seek the assistance of the court in getting a fresh start. Under the protection of the bankruptcy court, debtors may discharge their debts, perhaps by paying a portion of each debt. Bankruptcy judges preside over these proceedings.
- Base period: means the first 4 calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of an individual's benefit year. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A
- Benefit: means any payment made, or required to be made, to a beneficiary under chapter 423, subchapter V or chapter 425, subchapter V. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001
- Benefit year: means the 12-month period beginning on the first day of the calendar week immediately preceding the date on which family leave benefits or medical leave benefits commence. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A
- Bequest: Property gifted by will.
- Bonds: means any bonds, notes, interim certificates, debentures or other obligations issued by an authority under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4702
- Commission: means the Maine Human Rights Commission described in Title 5, chapter 337, subchapter II. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 806
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Labor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A
- Confirmation test: means a 2nd substance use test that is used to verify the presence of a substance indicated by an initial positive screening test result and is a federally recognized substance use test or is performed through the use of liquid or gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682
- Confirmed positive result: means a confirmation test result that indicates the presence of a substance above the cutoff level in the tested sample. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Contributions: means the payments remitted by an employer or self-employed individual to the fund, as required by this subchapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A
- Controller: means the State Controller. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A
- Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Covered individual: means a person who:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-ACovered service member: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-ADamages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Department: means the Department of Labor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 806 Department: means the Department of Labor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Devise: To gift property by will. Domestic partner: means one of 2 unmarried adults who are domiciled together under long-term arrangements that evidence a commitment to remain responsible indefinitely for each other's welfare. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Driver: means a person who drives or controls the animal that is pulling in a pulling event. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81 Employee: means a person who is permitted, required or directed by any employer to engage in any employment for consideration of direct gain or profit. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682 Employee: means any person engaged to work on a steady or regular basis, whether full-time or part-time, by an employer located or doing business in the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 806 Employee: includes school personnel and a person employed by the State or a political subdivision of the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 832 Employee: means any person who may be permitted, required or directed by an employer in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit to engage in any employment but does not include an independent contractor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 843 Employee: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001Employee: means a person who may be permitted, required or directed by an employer in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit to engage in any employment in the State but does not include an independent contractor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Employee benefits: means all benefits, other than salary and wages, provided or made available to employees by an employer and includes group life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance and pensions, regardless of whether benefits are provided by a policy or practice of an employer. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 843 Employer: means any person, partnership, corporation, association or other legal entity, public or private, that employs one or more employees. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682 employer: includes , but is not limited to:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 806Employer: means any private or public employer, including the State and political subdivisions of the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 809 Employer: means any private or public employer, including the State and political subdivisions of the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 810 Employer: includes an agent of an employer and the State, or a political subdivision of the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 832 Employer: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 843Employer: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-AEmployment: means a service performed for wages. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Employment benefits: means all benefits provided or made available to employees by an employer, including, but not limited to, group life insurance, health insurance, disability insurance, sick leave, annual or vacation leave, educational benefits and pensions. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs. Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts Event: means a pulling competition or livestock exhibition. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81 fair: means an exhibition that is designed to promote education and encourage improvement in agriculture and that includes, but is not limited to, the following:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81Fair Fund: means the fund established in section 85. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81 Fair market value: The price at which an asset would change hands in a transaction between a willing, informed buyer and a willing, informed seller. Family leave: means leave taken pursuant to section 850?B, subsection 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Family leave benefits: means wage replacement paid pursuant to sections 850?B and 850?C to a covered individual while the covered individual is on family leave. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Family medical leave: means leave requested by an employee for:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 843Family member: means , with respect to a covered individual or spouse or domestic partner of a covered individual:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-AFederal Government: means the United States of America or any agency or instrumentality, corporate or otherwise, of the United States of America. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001 Federally recognized substance use test: means any substance use test recognized by the federal Food and Drug Administration as accurate and reliable through the administration's clearance or approval process. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682 Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator. Financial institution: means any bank or trust company, savings bank, savings and loan association, industrial bank, national banking association, federal savings and loan association, mortgage banker, credit union or other such institution authorized to do business in the State, or a government agency which customarily provides service or otherwise aids in the financing of mortgage loans. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4702 Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006. Fishery products: includes fish, crustaceans, mollusks and marine products for human consumption. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 13 Sec. 2003 Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another. Fund: means the Paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance Fund established under section 850?E. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value. Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs. Health care provider: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 843Health care provider: means an individual licensed to practice medicine, surgery, dentistry, chiropractic, podiatry, midwifery or osteopathy or any other individual determined by the administrator to be capable of providing health care services. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A housing authority: means any of the public corporations created or authorized to be created by this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4702 in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury. Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. Source: OCC Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases. lands: includes lands and all tenements and hereditaments connected therewith, and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC Legal tender: coins, dollar bills, or other currency issued by a government as official money. Source: U.S. Mint Licensed veterinarian: means a person licensed as a veterinarian by the State who is operating under the direction or authority of the department. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81 licensee: means a person, agricultural society or other entity licensed to conduct an agricultural fair in accordance with section 83. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81 Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt. Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants. Livestock: means cattle, equines, goats, members of the genus Lama, rabbits, sheep and swine. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81 Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Medical leave: means leave taken pursuant to section 850?B, subsection 3. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Medical leave benefits: means wage replacement paid pursuant to sections 850?B and 850?C to a covered individual while the covered individual is on medical leave. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Medically disqualified: means that an employee is prohibited by a federal law or regulation, or any rules adopted by the State's Department of Public Safety that incorporate any federal laws or regulations related to substance use testing for motor carriers, from continuing in the employee's former employment position due to the result of a substance use test conducted under the federal law or regulation or the Department of Public Safety rule. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682 Member: includes members of associations without capital stock and holders of common stock in associations organized with shares of stock. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 13 Sec. 2003 Month: means a calendar month. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan. mortgage: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4702municipal authority: means any of the public corporations authorized to be created by section 4721. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4702 Municipal officers: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001Municipality: includes cities, towns and plantations, except that "municipality" does not include plantations in Title 10, chapter 110, subchapter IV; or Title 30?A, Part 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Municipality: means a city or town, except as provided in chapter 225. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001 Negative test result: means a test result that indicates that:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period. obligee: includes :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4702Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program. Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses. Person: means an individual, sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, association or any other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 832 Person: means an individual, corporation, partnership, firm, organization or other legal entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 2001 Persons of low income: means persons or families, elderly or otherwise, who lack the income which is necessary, as determined by a housing authority, to enable them, without financial assistance, to live in or purchase decent, safe and sanitary dwellings, without overcrowding. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4702 Positive test result: means a test result that indicates the presence of a substance in the tested sample above the cutoff level of the test. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682 Poultry: means domesticated fowl and domesticated waterfowl. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81 Premium: means a ribbon, trophy or monetary amount or a service or object with monetary value awarded as a prize in a competition. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81 Private employer: means a sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited liability company or other entity with one or more employees. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 877 Probable cause: means a reasonable ground for belief in the existence of facts that induce a person to believe that an employee may be under the influence of a substance, provided that the existence of probable cause may not be based exclusively on any of the following:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law. Program: means the paid family and medical leave benefits program established in section 850?B. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Prohibited substance: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81Public body: means all of the following:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 832Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. Qualifying exigency: means an exigency determined pursuant to the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, 29 United States Code § 2612(a)(1)(E). See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business. Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land. Recess: A temporary interruption of the legislative business. Recognized organization: means a nonprofit search and rescue organization recognized by the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, Bureau of Warden Service. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 810 Recourse: An arrangement in which a bank retains, in form or in substance, any credit risk directly or indirectly associated with an asset it has sold (in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles) that exceeds a pro rata share of the bank's claim on the asset. If a bank has no claim on an asset it has sold, then the retention of any credit risk is recourse. Source: FDIC Reduced leave schedule: means a leave schedule that reduces the usual number of hours per workweek, or hours per workday, of an employee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 843 Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. Responding to an emergency: means responding to, working at the scene of or returning from a fire or emergency medical services call, a hazardous or toxic materials spill and cleanup or any other situation to which the fire department or emergency medical services provider has been dispatched. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 809 Retirement: means termination of membership with a retirement allowance granted under this chapter. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001 Retirement benefit: means the same as retirement allowance. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001 Retirement system: means the Maine Public Employees Retirement System. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001 Safe leave: means any leave taken because the covered individual or the covered individual's family member is a victim of violence, assault, sexual assault under Title 17?A, chapter 11, stalking or any act that would support an order for protection under Title 19?A, chapter 103. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Screening test: means an initial substance use test performed through the use of immunoassay technology or a federally recognized substance use test, or a test technology of similar or greater accuracy and reliability approved by the Department of Health and Human Services under rules adopted under section 687, and that is used as a preliminary step in detecting the presence of substances. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682 Search and rescue: means a search, rescue or search and rescue. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 810 Search and rescue volunteer: means a person who is certified in search and rescue practices and procedures by a recognized organization. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 810 Self-employed individual: means an independent contractor as described in section 1043, subsection 11, paragraph E, a sole proprietor, a member of a limited liability company or limited liability partnership or an individual whose net profit or loss from a business must be reported to the Department of Administrative and Financial Services, Bureau of Revenue Services and who resides in the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Serious health condition: means an illness, injury, impairment or physical or mental condition that involves:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 843Serious health condition: means an illness, injury, impairment, pregnancy, recovery from childbirth or physical, mental or psychological condition that involves inpatient care in a hospital, hospice or residential medical care center or continuing treatment by a health care provider. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Service: means service as an employee for which compensation was paid. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001 Service credit: means credit received for creditable service as defined under subsection 10. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 5 Sec. 17001 Service employee: means any employee engaged in an occupation in which the employee customarily and regularly receives more than:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 663Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party. Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims. Sibling: means a sibling of an employee who is jointly responsible with the employee for each other's common welfare as evidenced by joint living arrangements and joint financial arrangements. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 843 State average weekly wage: means the average weekly wage as published by the department for the State as a whole for the 12 most recently reported months. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A State public body: means any city, town, district or other political subdivision of the State. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 30-A Sec. 4702 Statute: A law passed by a legislature. Stipend: means an amount distributed from the Stipend Fund or the Fair Fund to a qualifying fair licensee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81 Stipend Fund: means the fund receiving money in accordance with Title 8, sections 286 and 287 to provide aid and encouragement to fair licensees. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 7 Sec. 81 Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony. Substance: means any scheduled drug, alcohol or other drug, or any of their metabolites. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682 Substance use test: means any test procedure designed to take and analyze body fluids or materials from the body for the purpose of detecting the presence of substances. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 682 Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system. Testify: Answer questions in court. Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries. Tip: means a sum presented by a customer in recognition of services performed by one or more service employees, including a charge automatically included in the customer's bill. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 663 Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident. Town: includes cities and plantations, unless otherwise expressed or implied. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence. United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72 Veteran: means a person who has served on active duty in the United States Armed Forces, or has served in the national guard of any state or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces, and was discharged or released with an honorable discharge. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 877 Veteran preference employment policy: means a private employer's preference for hiring, promoting or retaining a veteran over another qualified applicant or employee. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 877 Wages: includes , but is not limited to, salary, wages, tips, commissions and other compensation as determined by rule. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Weekly benefit amount: means the amount of wage replacement paid to a covered individual on a weekly basis while the covered individual is on family leave or medical leave as provided in section 850?C. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A Whips: Assistants to the floor leaders who are also elected by their party conferences. The Majority and Minority Whips (and their assistants) are responsible for mobilizing votes within their parties on major issues. In the absence of a party floor leader, the whip often serves as acting floor leader. Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72