Rollback of 2012 Reforms Passes Senate En Route to LePage

The Maine Senate on Thursday cast a final vote to pass legislation that will roll back a key portion of a workers' compensation reform package adopted in 2012 and will change the job-search requirements for workers on partial disability.The Senate voted 19-16 on Thursday to pass Legislative Document 443, which was proposed by Democrats and the Maine AFL-CIO. The vote broke largely along party lines. Democrats, who took control of both the Maine Senate and the Maine House of Representatives last November, cast all 19 votes in favor of the bill. Fifteen Republicans and one independent voted ...