121st Maine Legislature
		Office of Fiscal and Program Review
		LD 523
		An Act To Hold Supervisors Personally Liable for Discrimination in the Workplace
		LR1699(01)
		Fiscal Note for Original Bill
		Sponsor: Representative Simpson of Auburn
		Committee:  Judiciary
		Fiscal Note Required: Yes
Fiscal Note
Undetermined current biennium cost increase - General Fund
Minor revenue increase - General Fund
Correctional and Judicial Impact Statements
	May increase the number of civil suits filed in the court system
Fiscal Detail and Notes
	Holding supervisors personally liable for descrimination in a workplace will result in additional costs for commercial insurance coverage for each state employee which is estimated to be between $429,000 and $715,000 depending on the deductible chosen.  In addition to the per employee cost, a per employee charge would have to be asssessed to cover the deductible costs which is estimated at approximately $195,000 a year.  It is also expected that the Risk Management Fund within the Department of Administrative and Financial Services would have to cover costs of the supervisor's legal services at an amount that can not be determined at this time.  Assuming ten claims are filed annually with an estimated average settlement of $9,000 per claim would amount to a total cost of $714,000 with the $100,000 deductible option or as high as  $1,065,000 with a $25,000 deductible option.