Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 26, § 1042 (2026)

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Economic insecurity due to unemployment is a serious menace to the health, morals and welfare of the people of this State. Unemployment is therefore a subject of general interest and concern that requires appropriate action by the Legislature to prevent its spread and to lighten its burden, which may fall upon the unemployed worker, the unemployed worker's family and the entire community. The achievement of social security requires protection against this greatest hazard of our economic life. This objective can be furthered by operating free public employment offices in affiliation with a nationwide system of public employment services; by devising appropriate methods for reducing the volume of unemployment; and by the systematic accumulation of funds during periods of employment from which benefits may be paid for periods of unemployment, thus maintaining purchasing power, promoting the use of the highest skills of unemployed workers and limiting the serious social consequences of unemployment. [RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. E, §71 (COR).]

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RR 2023, c. 2, Pt. E, §71 (COR).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 17 cases, 1967–2016 · leading case: Herr v. Maine (In Re Herr), 28 B.R. 465 (Bankr. D. Me. 1983).

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Herr v. Maine (In Re Herr), 28 B.R. 465 (Bankr. D. Me. 1983). · cites it 2× “Me.Rev.Stat.Ann. tit. 26, § 1042 (1974). The law requires the Commissioner of Labor to administer its provisions through the Bureau of Employment Security, which is empowered to “make investigations and take other actions as it deems necessary or suitable to carry out its duties.”

Common Cause v. State, 455 A.2d 1 (Me. 1983). “See 26 M.R.S.A. § 1042 (1974), which provides, in part, as follows: Economic insecurity due to unemployment is a serious menace to the health, morals and welfare of the people of this State.”

Brousseau v. Maine Emp. Sec. Comm'n, 470 A.2d 327 (Me. 1984). “See 26 M.R.S.A. § 1042 (articulating policy behind unemployment compensation legislation).”

Dotter v. Maine Emp. Sec. Comm'n, 435 A.2d 1368 (Me. 1981). · cites it 2× “26 M.R.S.A. § 1042 (1974). See Therrien v.”

Gerber Dental Ctr. Corp. v. Maine Unemployment Ins. Comm'n, 531 A.2d 1262 (Me. 1987). “In order to carry out its purpose of “limiting the serious social consequences of unemployment,” 26 M.R.S.A. § 1042 (1974), Maine’s unemployment insurance statute defines employment in the broadest possible terms to include presumptively any “[s]ervices performed by an…”

Therrien v. Maine Emp. Sec. Comm'n, 370 A.2d 1385 (Me. 1977). “26 M.R.S.A. § 1042. However, to encourage employees to stay at their jobs and to discourage them from leaving voluntarily or getting themselves dismissed for the sake of gaining unemployment benefits, the legislation accords greater benefits to those whose unemployment is…”

Tobin v. Maine Emp. Sec. Comm'n, 420 A.2d 222 (Me. 1980). “26 M.R.S.A. § 1042. Disqualification of the plaintiff is based upon section 1193(3) of the Act which provides, in part, that an individual may be disqualified for benefits for “having refused to'accept a referral to a suitable job opportunity when directed to do so by a local…”

McKenzie v. Maine Emp. Sec. Comm'n, 453 A.2d 505 (Me. 1982). “The Employment Security Law, as enacted by our Legislature in coordination with the nationwide unemployment compensation insurance system devised by the Congress of the United States, anchors its primary objective of providing a substitute for wages lost during a period of…”

Wheeler v. Maine Unemployment Ins. Comm'n, 477 A.2d 1141 (Me. 1984). “See 26 M.R.S.A. § 1042 (1974) (stating policy behind unemployment benefits); see also McKenzie v.”

Look v. Maine Unemployment Ins. Comm'n, 502 A.2d 1033 (Me. 1985). “§ 1193(2) provides that an individual will be temporarily disqualified from receiving unemployment benefits if the Commission finds that “he has been disqualified for misconduct connected with his work.”

Richardson v. Maine Emp. Sec. Comm'n, 229 A.2d 326 (Me. 1967). · cites it 2× “The declared policy of our statute is to alleviate “economic insecurity” due to unemployment, 26 M.R.S.A. § 1042. The provisions for unemployment compensation is a form of insurance, Toothaker, supra [3-5], 217 A.”

Radvanovsky v. Maine Dep't of Manpower Affairs Emp. Sec. Comm'n, 427 A.2d 961 (Me. 1981). · cites it 2× “" 26 M.R.S.A. § 1042. Municipal General Assistance Programs provide for "the immediate aid of persons who are unable to provide the basic necessities essential to maintain themselves or their families.”

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