LD 1205
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:

 
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §54 is enacted to read:

 
§54.__Work site access for labor representatives

 
A representative of a labor organization elected to represent
construction workers in the State may enter a construction work
site in the State at reasonable hours to inspect the work site
for possible violations of labor laws if the organization has
received a complaint alleging such a violation of law.__The
representative may interview workers, examine the physical
characteristics of and the operations at the work site and
inspect records relating to work at the work site whether the
records are held at the work site or at any other place.__If,
following the inspection or interview or review of records, the
representative has reason to believe that a violation of law is
occurring or has occurred at the work site, the representative
shall report the belief to the proper state or federal agency
with authority to address any such violation and that agency
shall promptly investigate the possible violation.__The
representative shall maintain the confidentiality of information
contained in records examined by the representative, in the same
manner in which representatives of the Department of Labor are
required to maintain confidentiality.

 
SUMMARY

 
This bill authorizes a representative of a construction labor
union to inspect a work site and records relating to the work
site to investigate complaints of possible violations of wage and
hour, safety or other labor laws.


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