Passage of LD 1913 hurts the backbone of the Maine economy – Maine’s workers. LD 1913, passed this afternoon in the House of Representatives, harming severely injured workers in order to line the pockets of the insurance industry. The legislature voted 75-71 to side with business over the working person.
LD 1913 will cap workers compensation benefits at ten years for the vast majority of severely injured workers moving forward, even if they cannot earn a living due to their injuries. This follows votes in the legislature which have hurt egg workers at the former Decoster Egg Farm and childcare workers. Yesterday, the legislature again stepped on middle class workers by allowing changes in the unemployment insurance rules that are in place to protect people when they have lost their job through no fault of their own.
Governor LePage and his legislative allies have worked hard this session to make it as difficult as they can for working Maine families. Instead of focusing on creating jobs or stimulating the economy this administration continues to bully the legislature and harm the people of Maine.
5 comments
Mark Jacobs
April 13, 2012
This will hurt employers because the citizens of Maine will not work for them if they do not value their employess. Employess who get hurt while working should be compensated especially if they can no longer work! This doesn’t mean they are lazy! Employers benefit from their labor! If the worker is hurt on the job it is the EMPLOYERS responsibility to ensure their well being. That is what insurance is for! If the employer has a safe environment then workplace injury should not be an issue!
Joy A. Black
April 19, 2012
I got injured at work Oct. 2009 – Was denied & delayed treatment – have done everything to make myself better to return to work. Only to be walked out and put on personal un-paid leave after working a year with this injury on light duty, Now fired for not being able to return to what I was hired for in 2007. Now in April 2012 have another Board Hearing, after already having them agree that it was work injury. And this is called INSURANCE – I have worked all my life and paid for my health insurance at the age of 55 I find myself at the 1st time in my life without health insurance. Have to get FREE CARE from local hospital & Drs. Please tell me WHO wants to hire me with all the restrictions that I will have for the rest of my life? My employer did not want me – I have witnessed a lot of FRAUD on the Employer end. I have done everything that I was by law required to do, Over a year with no wages, and still fighting for it – State Advocate is helping????? The whole process seemed to FAVOR the employer – Where is the hurt worker’s pain & suffering going to be? Pass it to the State?, SSD? Not making the right insurance’s pay for the coverage is the problem.
Jackie Marriner
April 26, 2012
Who are the serving …………………. Companies like Bank of America and Aetna thats who they are serving not us .Tell me the last time one of your Representatives, or Congressmen have called or asked you how your feeling about any issues they vote on the only time they knock at your door is when they want your vote . The company I worked for has ruined me financially because of decision made on my behalf that totally are opposite of several specialist.Can I fight them ..well they know I cant …..So they know they always win and to make sure they do they line the pockets of those who do are bidding!!
michael adkins
October 16, 2013
i got hurt in 2008 , one of the tree services that works for cmp. i left the company after 6years and went to work for their competitors . the company hired me fulling knowning i got hurt but i was still able to do my job fully . after a 2years with the company ,my doctors told me no more climbing i could injurey myself more but the company pushed me to do it anyways when i told them no i cant they found reason to fire me and one excuse was i couldnt do my duties as a foreman completely even though it was manatory to be a climber . they had special crew for that . i cant get unemployment , because of the state rules. i could do my job fully ,i just couldnt climb. The frigen state laws protect the company and was allow to screw me
mike
October 16, 2013
The state of Maine dont care about the working force, the only care taking ur money. They only care if ur a state employees,… Or on welfare .. The government will keep screwing the working man or women . protect the state employees, companies, and welfare people.