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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 62 (2026)

Compensation unaffected by savings or insurance

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(REPEALED)
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1991, c. 885, §A7 (RP). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1978–1994 · leading case: Jordan v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 651 A.2d 358 (Me. 1994).
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Jordan v. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 651 A.2d 358 (Me. 1994). “39 M.R.S.A. §§ 62 — B(l) & (3)(A)(2) (emphasis added).”
Page v. Gen. Elec. Co., 391 A.2d 303 (Me. 1978). · cites it 2× “There is one remaining question: the effect of 39 M.R.S.A. § 62, which provides: “No savings or insurance of the injured employee independent of this Act shall be taken into consideration in determining the compensation to be paid, nor shall benefits derived from any source…”
Severy v. S. D. Warren Co., 402 A.2d 53 (Me. 1979). “The parties urge us to decide the question, held to be moot by the Commissioner, of whether the $3,900 paid to the employee for filter repairs may be considered in determining his degree of incapacity in light of 39 M.R.S.A. § 62 which provides that “benefits derived from any…”
Soper v. St. Regis Paper Co., 411 A.2d 1004 (Me. 1980). “However, section 62 deals only with reduction of workers’ compensation and has no application to the present case. Even though the pension fund was partly derived from employee contributions, the set-off did not affect any reduction in the compensation required by statute and…”
Wallace v. City of South Portland, 592 A.2d 1076 (Me. 1991). “” 39 M.R.S.A. § 62, however, exempts from this lien insurance benefits purchased by the employee himself.”
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