Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2 (2026)

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1965, c. 81 (AMD). PL 1967, c. 287 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 585, §12 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 746, §§1,2,3 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 788, §§214-221 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 89, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 190 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 222 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 480, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 691, §2 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 701, §§23-A (AMD). PL 1975, c. 749, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 770, §§214-216 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 539, §1 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 612, §1 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 696, §§391-396 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 63 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 64 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 367 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 541, §A278 (AMD). PL 1979, c. 663, §§239-241 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 70, §1 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 212 (AMD). PL 1981, c. 283, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 84 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 338 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 402 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 479, §§4,5 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 554 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 249, §1 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 372, §A8 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 737, §A116 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 819, §A44 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 210 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 409, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 559, §§B14,B15 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 654, §1 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 682, §§1-3 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 737, §§C101,C106 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 6 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 9, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 104, §§C8,C10 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 511 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 654, §§10,13 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 675, §§1,2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 615, §§A20,D2 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 615, §D25 (AFF). PL 1991, c. 885, §A7 (RP). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 73 cases, 1967–2011 · leading case: Nielsen v. Burnham & Morrill, Inc., 600 A.2d 1111 (Me. 1991).
Nielsen v. Burnham & Morrill, Inc., 600 A.2d 1111 (Me. 1991). · cites it 5× “Because the Commission did not err in including three weeks of paid vacation time in the number of weeks worked for purposes of determining Nielsen’s average weekly wage pursuant to 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2)(B) (1989), we affirm the Appellate Division.”
Fowler v. First Nat'l Stores, Inc., 416 A.2d 1258 (Me. 1980). · cites it 7× “In this timely appeal of a pro forma decree entered by the Superior Court, Penobscot County, the worker argues that the Workers’ Compensation Commission erroneously calculated her “average weekly wage” under 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2) in determining the amount of compensation for her…”
Fernald v. Dexter Shoe Co., 670 A.2d 1382 (Me. 1996). · cites it 11× “39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2)(A) (1989). On November 3,1992 the Commission denied the petition, concluding that “because her wages varied during the year, the wages must be averaged in accordance with the methodology provided under 39 M.”
Ladner v. Mason Mitchell Trucking Co., 434 A.2d 37 (Me. 1981). · cites it 7× “3 “Dependent of another person” is defined at 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(10) as follows: For purposes of the payment or the termination of compensation pursuant to section 58, a widow or widower of a deceased employee shall be the dependent of another person when over half of his or her…”
Tompkins v. Wade & Searway Constr. Corp., 612 A.2d 874 (Me. 1992). · cites it 3× “See 39 M.R.S.A. §§ 2(3-A), 51-B(5), 51-B(7). A memorandum of payment is merely evidence of prepayment of benefits to an injured employee claiming compensation, and payments are made regardless of the employer’s intention to controvert the claim.”
Coffin v. Hannaford Bros. Co., 396 A.2d 1007 (Me. 1979). · cites it 6× “The sole issue before us in this appeal from a pro forma decree affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission 1 is the propriety of including, in the computation of average weekly wage under 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2), a pay increase ratified after employee's injury but…”
West v. C.A.M. Logging, 670 A.2d 934 (Me. 1996). · cites it 5× “39 M.R.S.A. § 2(13) (1989). We give deference to the Commission’s findings, and will vacate a decision regarding the employment relationship only when it falls outside the “decisional range in which reasonable Commissioners, acting rationally, could disagree,” or “when a…”
Fletcher v. Hanington Bros., Inc., 647 A.2d 800 (Me. 1994). · cites it 6× “This appeal raises the issue whether optional deductions from an employee’s pay for the purchase of health insurance must be included in the calculation of the employee’s “average weekly wage” pursuant to 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2) (1989), repealed and replaced by P.”
Landry v. Bates Fabrics, Inc., 389 A.2d 311 (Me. 1978). · cites it 4× “We there noted the three possible methods of determining wages under 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2), and stated that “[t]he method of computation applicable to the employee depends upon the length of his employment by his employer at the time of injury 2 and the degree to which his weekly…”
Lagasse v. Hannaford Bros. Co., 497 A.2d 1112 (Me. 1985). · cites it 2× “The starting point in the computation for Lagasse is his average weekly wages for a regular full working week on his job before the injury, determined as prescribed in 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2) (Pamph.1979-1984). On the other hand, the post-injury subtrahend in the computation is not…”
Fanion v. McNeal, 577 A.2d 2 (Me. 1990). · cites it 4× “39 M.R.S.A. § 2(5). The statutory definition of employee is "almost unlimited.”
Harding v. Sheridan D. Smith, Inc., 647 A.2d 1193 (Me. 1994). · cites it 3× “The word “employee” is defined in 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(5)(A) to include "every person in the service *1195 of another under any contract of hire.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(1) — 5 cases
Daigle v. Daigle, 505 A.2d 778 (Me. 1986).
Mills v. Travelers Ins. Co., 567 A.2d 446 (Me. 1989).
Brodeur v. NMC Homecare, 654 A.2d 443 (Me. 1995).
Cline v. Wood, 510 A.2d 530 (Me. 1986).
Bayley v. Liberty Mut. Ins., 728 F. Supp. 56 (D. Me. 1990).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(10) — 1 case
Ladner v. Mason Mitchell Trucking Co., 434 A.2d 37 (Me. 1981). “3 “Dependent of another person” is defined at 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(10) as follows: For purposes of the payment or the termination of compensation pursuant to section 58, a widow or widower of a deceased employee shall be the dependent of another person when over half of his or her…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(13) — 2 cases
Stone v. Thorbjornson, 656 A.2d 1211 (Me. 1995).
West v. C.A.M. Logging, 670 A.2d 934 (Me. 1996). “39 M.R.S.A. § 2(13) (1989). We give deference to the Commission’s findings, and will vacate a decision regarding the employment relationship only when it falls outside the “decisional range in which reasonable Commissioners, acting rationally, could disagree,” or “when a…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(13)(B) — 1 case
West v. C.A.M. Logging, 670 A.2d 934 (Me. 1996). “39 M.R.S.A. § 2(13) (1989). We give deference to the Commission’s findings, and will vacate a decision regarding the employment relationship only when it falls outside the “decisional range in which reasonable Commissioners, acting rationally, could disagree,” or “when a…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(14) — 3 cases
Williams v. E.S. Boulos Co., 2000 ME 40 (Me. 2000).
Tracy v. Hershey Creamery Co., 720 A.2d 579 (Me. 1998).
Bushey v. S.D. Warren Co., 642 A.2d 1352 (Me. 1994).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(15) — 4 cases
Bourgoin v. J.P. Levesque & Sons, 1999 ME 21 (Me. 1999).
Williams v. E.S. Boulos Co., 2000 ME 40 (Me. 2000).
Webber v. Bath Iron Works Corp., 656 A.2d 748 (Me. 1995).
Bushey v. S.D. Warren Co., 642 A.2d 1352 (Me. 1994).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(2) — 9 cases
Lagasse v. Hannaford Bros. Co., 497 A.2d 1112 (Me. 1985). “The starting point in the computation for Lagasse is his average weekly wages for a regular full working week on his job before the injury, determined as prescribed in 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2) (Pamph.1979-1984). On the other hand, the post-injury subtrahend in the computation is not…”
Fowler v. First Nat'l Stores, Inc., 416 A.2d 1258 (Me. 1980). “In this timely appeal of a pro forma decree entered by the Superior Court, Penobscot County, the worker argues that the Workers’ Compensation Commission erroneously calculated her “average weekly wage” under 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2) in determining the amount of compensation for her…”
Clark v. Rust Eng'g Co., 595 A.2d 416 (Me. 1991).
Coffin v. Hannaford Bros. Co., 396 A.2d 1007 (Me. 1979). “The sole issue before us in this appeal from a pro forma decree affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission 1 is the propriety of including, in the computation of average weekly wage under 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2), a pay increase ratified after employee's injury but…”
Alexander v. Portland Nat. Gas, 2001 ME 129 (Me. 2001).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(2)(A) — 9 cases
Coffin v. Hannaford Bros. Co., 396 A.2d 1007 (Me. 1979). “The sole issue before us in this appeal from a pro forma decree affirming the decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission 1 is the propriety of including, in the computation of average weekly wage under 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2), a pay increase ratified after employee's injury but…”
Fernald v. Dexter Shoe Co., 670 A.2d 1382 (Me. 1996). “39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2)(A) (1989). On November 3,1992 the Commission denied the petition, concluding that “because her wages varied during the year, the wages must be averaged in accordance with the methodology provided under 39 M.”
Fowler v. First Nat'l Stores, Inc., 416 A.2d 1258 (Me. 1980). “In this timely appeal of a pro forma decree entered by the Superior Court, Penobscot County, the worker argues that the Workers’ Compensation Commission erroneously calculated her “average weekly wage” under 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2) in determining the amount of compensation for her…”
Landry v. Bates Fabrics, Inc., 389 A.2d 311 (Me. 1978). “We there noted the three possible methods of determining wages under 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2), and stated that “[t]he method of computation applicable to the employee depends upon the length of his employment by his employer at the time of injury 2 and the degree to which his weekly…”
Tompkins v. Wade & Searway Constr. Corp., 612 A.2d 874 (Me. 1992). “See 39 M.R.S.A. §§ 2(3-A), 51-B(5), 51-B(7). A memorandum of payment is merely evidence of prepayment of benefits to an injured employee claiming compensation, and payments are made regardless of the employer’s intention to controvert the claim.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(2)(A)(B) — 1 case
Ashby v. Rust Eng'g Co., 559 A.2d 774 (Me. 1989).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(2)(B) — 7 cases
Nielsen v. Burnham & Morrill, Inc., 600 A.2d 1111 (Me. 1991). “Because the Commission did not err in including three weeks of paid vacation time in the number of weeks worked for purposes of determining Nielsen’s average weekly wage pursuant to 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2)(B) (1989), we affirm the Appellate Division.”
Fernald v. Dexter Shoe Co., 670 A.2d 1382 (Me. 1996). “39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2)(A) (1989). On November 3,1992 the Commission denied the petition, concluding that “because her wages varied during the year, the wages must be averaged in accordance with the methodology provided under 39 M.”
Fowler v. First Nat'l Stores, Inc., 416 A.2d 1258 (Me. 1980). “In this timely appeal of a pro forma decree entered by the Superior Court, Penobscot County, the worker argues that the Workers’ Compensation Commission erroneously calculated her “average weekly wage” under 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2) in determining the amount of compensation for her…”
Landry v. Bates Fabrics, Inc., 389 A.2d 311 (Me. 1978). “We there noted the three possible methods of determining wages under 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2), and stated that “[t]he method of computation applicable to the employee depends upon the length of his employment by his employer at the time of injury 2 and the degree to which his weekly…”
Swift Transp. v. Indus. Comm'n, 938 P.2d 59 (Ariz. Ct. App. 1996).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(2)(C) — 8 cases
Fowler v. First Nat'l Stores, Inc., 416 A.2d 1258 (Me. 1980). “In this timely appeal of a pro forma decree entered by the Superior Court, Penobscot County, the worker argues that the Workers’ Compensation Commission erroneously calculated her “average weekly wage” under 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2) in determining the amount of compensation for her…”
Bossie v. Sch. Admin. Dist. No. 24, 706 A.2d 578 (Me. 1997).
Alexander v. Portland Nat. Gas, 2001 ME 129 (Me. 2001).
Roberts v. Smith, 415 A.2d 1089 (Me. 1980).
Fletcher v. Hanington Bros., Inc., 647 A.2d 800 (Me. 1994). “This appeal raises the issue whether optional deductions from an employee’s pay for the purchase of health insurance must be included in the calculation of the employee’s “average weekly wage” pursuant to 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2) (1989), repealed and replaced by P.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(2)(D) — 3 cases
Cannon v. Folsom, 401 A.2d 997 (Me. 1979).
Valliere v. William Underwood Co., 537 A.2d 1161 (Me. 1988).
Brodeur v. NMC Homecare, 654 A.2d 443 (Me. 1995).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(2)(E) — 1 case
Roberts v. Smith, 415 A.2d 1089 (Me. 1980).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(2)(F) — 4 cases
McDonald v. Rumford Sch. Dist., 609 A.2d 1160 (Me. 1992).
Gullifer v. Granite Paving Co., 383 A.2d 47 (Me. 1978).
Johnson v. SD Warren, Div. of Scott Paper, 432 A.2d 431 (Me. 1981).
Legassie v. Securitas, Inc., 944 A.2d 495 (Me. 2008).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(2)(G) — 6 cases
Tompkins v. Wade & Searway Constr. Corp., 612 A.2d 874 (Me. 1992). “See 39 M.R.S.A. §§ 2(3-A), 51-B(5), 51-B(7). A memorandum of payment is merely evidence of prepayment of benefits to an injured employee claiming compensation, and payments are made regardless of the employer’s intention to controvert the claim.”
Hincks v. Robert Mitchell Co., 1999 ME 172 (Me. 1999).
Fletcher v. Hanington Bros., Inc., 647 A.2d 800 (Me. 1994). “This appeal raises the issue whether optional deductions from an employee’s pay for the purchase of health insurance must be included in the calculation of the employee’s “average weekly wage” pursuant to 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(2) (1989), repealed and replaced by P.”
Ciampi v. Hannaford Bros. Co., 681 A.2d 4 (Me. 1996).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(3) — 1 case
Merrill v. Eastland Woolen Mills, Inc., 430 A.2d 557 (Me. 1981).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(4) — 1 case
Ladner v. Mason Mitchell Trucking Co., 434 A.2d 37 (Me. 1981). “3 “Dependent of another person” is defined at 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(10) as follows: For purposes of the payment or the termination of compensation pursuant to section 58, a widow or widower of a deceased employee shall be the dependent of another person when over half of his or her…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(4)(C) — 1 case
Ladner v. Mason Mitchell Trucking Co., 434 A.2d 37 (Me. 1981). “3 “Dependent of another person” is defined at 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(10) as follows: For purposes of the payment or the termination of compensation pursuant to section 58, a widow or widower of a deceased employee shall be the dependent of another person when over half of his or her…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(4)(c) — 1 case
Lavoie v. Int'l Paper Co., 403 A.2d 1186 (Me. 1979).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(5) — 8 cases
Black v. Black Bros. Constr., 381 A.2d 648 (Me. 1978).
Fanion v. McNeal, 577 A.2d 2 (Me. 1990). “39 M.R.S.A. § 2(5). The statutory definition of employee is "almost unlimited.”
Cust v. Univ. of Maine, 2001 ME 29 (Me. 2001).
Harlow v. Agway, Inc., 327 A.2d 856 (Me. 1974).
In Re Dudley, 256 A.2d 592 (Me. 1969).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(5)(A) — 9 cases
Fanion v. McNeal, 577 A.2d 2 (Me. 1990). “39 M.R.S.A. § 2(5). The statutory definition of employee is "almost unlimited.”
Bourette v. Dresser Indus., Inc., 481 A.2d 170 (Me. 1984).
Coker v. City of Lewiston, 1998 ME 93 (Me. 1998).
Harding v. Sheridan D. Smith, Inc., 647 A.2d 1193 (Me. 1994). “The word “employee” is defined in 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(5)(A) to include "every person in the service *1195 of another under any contract of hire.”
West v. C.A.M. Logging, 670 A.2d 934 (Me. 1996). “39 M.R.S.A. § 2(13) (1989). We give deference to the Commission’s findings, and will vacate a decision regarding the employment relationship only when it falls outside the “decisional range in which reasonable Commissioners, acting rationally, could disagree,” or “when a…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(5)(A)(1) — 3 cases
Dorr v. Maine Mar. Academy, 670 A.2d 930 (Me. 1996).
Priestman v. Canadian Pac. Ltd., 782 F. Supp. 681 (D. Me. 1992).
Brodeur v. NMC Homecare, 654 A.2d 443 (Me. 1995).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(5)(A)(2) — 3 cases
Brubach v. Almy, 520 A.2d 334 (Me. 1987).
Maine Bonding & Cas. Co. v. Mahoney, 392 A.2d 16 (Me. 1978).
Johnson v. Bath Iron Works Corp., 551 A.2d 838 (Me. 1988).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(5)(A)(7) — 1 case
West v. C.A.M. Logging, 670 A.2d 934 (Me. 1996). “39 M.R.S.A. § 2(13) (1989). We give deference to the Commission’s findings, and will vacate a decision regarding the employment relationship only when it falls outside the “decisional range in which reasonable Commissioners, acting rationally, could disagree,” or “when a…”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(5)(B) — 4 cases
Harding v. Sheridan D. Smith, Inc., 647 A.2d 1193 (Me. 1994). “The word “employee” is defined in 39 M.R.S.A. § 2(5)(A) to include "every person in the service *1195 of another under any contract of hire.”
Brodeur v. NMC Homecare, 654 A.2d 443 (Me. 1995).
Maine Bonding & Cas. Co. v. Philbrick, 538 A.2d 276 (Me. 1988).
Callahan v. Callahan, 444 A.2d 401 (Me. 1982).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(5)(C) — 1 case
Hall v. State, 441 A.2d 1019 (Me. 1982).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(5)(D) — 1 case
Brodeur v. NMC Homecare, 654 A.2d 443 (Me. 1995).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(6) — 1 case
Stone v. Thorbjornson, 656 A.2d 1211 (Me. 1995).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(7) — 1 case
Klimas v. Great N. Paper Co., 582 A.2d 256 (Me. 1990).
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 2(l) — 1 case
Mills v. Travelers Ins. Co., 567 A.2d 446 (Me. 1989).
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