1. False statement; misrepresentation. A covered individual is disqualified from family leave benefits and medical leave benefits for one year if the individual is determined by the department to have willfully made a false statement or misrepresentation regarding a material fact, or willfully failed to report a material fact, to obtain benefits under this subchapter.

[PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. AAA, §7 (NEW).]

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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-L

  • Covered individual: means a person who:
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A
  • Department: means the Department of Labor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A
  • Family leave: means leave taken pursuant to section 850?B, subsection 2. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A
  • Family leave benefits: means wage replacement paid pursuant to sections 850?B and 850?C to a covered individual while the covered individual is on family leave. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A
  • Medical leave: means leave taken pursuant to section 850?B, subsection 3. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A
  • Medical leave benefits: means wage replacement paid pursuant to sections 850?B and 850?C to a covered individual while the covered individual is on medical leave. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 850-A
  • Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
    • 2. Erroneous payment. If family leave benefits or medical leave benefits are paid erroneously or as the result of willful misrepresentation or a claim for family leave benefits or medical leave benefits is rejected after benefits are paid, the department may seek repayment of benefits from the recipient. The department shall exercise discretion to waive, in whole or in part, the amount of any such payments if the recovery would be against equity and good conscience.

    [PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. AAA, §7 (NEW).]

    SECTION HISTORY

    PL 2023, c. 412, Pt. AAA, §7 (NEW).
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