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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 10, § 9903

Status of out-of-state businesses and employees during disaster period

PL 2011, c. 622, §1 (NEW)

1. Out-of-state businesses. Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, during a disaster period an out-of-state business that conducts operations within the State for the purpose of performing work or providing services related to a declared state disaster or emergency is deemed to have not established a level of presence that would require that business or its out-of-state employees to be subject to any of the following state or local employment, licensing or registration requirements:

A. Business licensing or registration requirements;

B. Unemployment insurance taxes or fees or workers' compensation insurance taxes or fees; and

C. Occupational licensing fees.

2. Status after disaster period. After the termination of a disaster period, an out-of-state business or out-of-state employee that remains in the State is fully subject to the state or local employment, licensing or registration requirements listed in subsection 1 or that were otherwise suspended under this chapter during the disaster period.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.