CHAPTER 432
H.P. 281 - L.D. 361
An Act to Amend the Laws Governing Wage and Benefit Records of Persons Working on Public Works Projects
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §1311, as amended by PL 1997, c. 757, §9, is further amended to read:
§1311. Wage and benefit record of contractor
The contractor and each subcontractor in charge of the construction of a public work shall keep an accurate record showing the names and occupation of each and all laborers, workers and mechanics employed by them and all independent contractors working under contract with them in connection with the construction on the public works showing. The record must also show for all laborers, workers, mechanics and independent contractors the hours worked, the title of the job, the hourly rate or other method of remuneration and the actual wages or other compensation paid to each of the laborers, workers and, mechanics and independent contractors. A copy of such a record must be kept at the job site and must be open at all reasonable hours to the inspection of the Bureau of Labor Standards and the public authority that let the contract, and its officers and agents. It is not necessary to preserve those records for a period longer than 3 years after the termination of the contract. A copy of each such record must also be filed monthly with the public authority that let the contract. The filed record is a public record pursuant to Title 1, chapter 13, except that the public authority letting a contract shall adopt rules to protect the privacy of personal information contained in the records filed with the public authority under this section, such as Social Security numbers and taxpayer identification numbers. The rules may not prevent the disclosure of information regarding the classification of workers or independent contractors and the remuneration they receive. Such rules are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Effective September 13, 2003, unless otherwise indicated.
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