Chapter 684
H.P. 360 - L.D. 461
PART D
Sec. D-1. 17-A MRSA §1322, sub-§3, ¶F,  as repealed and replaced by PL 1993, c. 305, §1, is amended to read:
F. "Work loss" means loss of income from work the injured person would have performed if the injured person had not been injured and expenses reasonably incurred by the injured person in obtaining services in lieu of those the injured person would have performed for income, reduced by any income for substitute work actually performed by the injured person or by income the injured person would have earned in available appropriate substitute work the injured person was capable of performing but unreasonably failed to undertake. For a victim of a human trafficking offense as defined in Title 5, section 4701, subsection 1, paragraph C, "work loss" includes pay or benefits unfairly or illegally withheld from the victim by the offender or any unfair labor agreement under Title 26, section 629, as defined by rules adopted by the Department of Labor.
Sec. D-2. Rulemaking. By October 1, 2008, the Department of Labor shall adopt rules to define "work loss" under the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 17-A, section 1322, subsection 3, paragraph F for victims of human trafficking offenses under Title 17-A, chapter 10 who are eligible for restitution. Rules adopted pursuant to this section are routine technical rules as defined by Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.
Sec. D-3. Effective date. This Part takes effect 90 days after the adjournment of the Second Regular Session of the 123rd Legislature.