EMERGENCY PAID SICK LEAVE
Eligibility: Leave is available for immediate use, regardless of how long the individual employee has been working for the employer. Full-time employees are entitled to 80 hours of paid sick time (the equivalent of 10 eight-hour days). Part-time employees are entitled to the number of hours they ordinarily work on average over a 2-week period;…
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RIGHTS AND REALITIES OF RETURNING IN THE FALL – WHAT TO DO NOW
1. Associations must be engaged now in plans for the fall The Association should notify all bargaining unit members that they should request a reasonable accommodation now for any ADA-qualifying disabilities The Association should reach out to membership through meetings, conversations and/or surveys to determine concerns that are not ADA-qualifying disabilities (i.e. employees who have…
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Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Re-Opening Schools Fall 2020
Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Re-Opening Schools Fall 2020 1. Who will decide if schools are able to reopen in the Fall and who will decide if we do go back but then must return to remote learning due to an additional COVID-19 outbreak? The Maine DOE, in partnership with the CDC and MEMA, will determine when it is advisable for schools to…
Continue ReadingOur Hearts are Broken…
Our hearts are broken for George Floyd, his family and the whole nation as we are all affected by this senseless tragedy, the latest in the continuing series of injustices that have gone on far too long. A core value of the Maine Education Association is a Just Society: “We believe public education is vital…
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