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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 39, § 94 (2026)

Approval of compensation or vocational rehabilitation agreement; petition for award

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SECTION HISTORY
PL 1973, c. 537, §47 (AMD). PL 1973, c. 788, §232 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 59, §3 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 437, §4 (AMD). PL 1977, c. 709, §3 (AMD). PL 1983, c. 479, §18 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 372, §A33 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 885, §A7 (RP). PL 1991, c. 885, §§A9-11 (AFF).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 22 cases, 1967–1998 · leading case: Dufault v. Midland-Ross of Canada, Ltd., 380 A.2d 200 (Me. 1977).
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Dufault v. Midland-Ross of Canada, Ltd., 380 A.2d 200 (Me. 1977). · cites it 2× “39 M.R.S.A. § 94 (1964) (amended 1973). *203 In February, Midland-Ross petitioned for review of incapacity.”
Tompkins v. Wade & Searway Constr. Corp., 612 A.2d 874 (Me. 1992). “In contrast, *877 section 51-B(8) specifically distinguishes payments made by decision or agreement.”
Rines v. Scott, 432 A.2d 767 (Me. 1981). · cites it 2× “4 (39 M.R.S.A. § 94). If following an injury which causes no incapacity for work the employer and employee reach an agreement that the employee has received a personal injury arising out of and in the course of employment, a memorandum of such agreement signed by the parties may…”
Marsella v. Bath Iron Works Corp., 585 A.2d 802 (Me. 1991). · cites it 2× “In view of the Legislature's expressed concern lest the informal conference process become a cause of delay, it seems more likely to me that the Commission's failure to schedule an informal conference within the required period should free the employee to file a formal petition.”
Leo v. Am. Host & Derrick Co., 438 A.2d 917 (Me. 1981). “For example, the employer may seek to enter into a new compensation agreement with the employee which reflects the change in capacity indicated by the results of investigation; see 39 M.R.S.A. §§ 94 and 100. Additionally, the employer may have resort to the procedures specified…”
Martel v. United States Gypsum Co., 329 A.2d 392 (Me. 1974). · cites it 2× “Martel and Appellants reached an agreement regarding compensation for a continuing disability (total incapacity) resulting from the injury, and that agreement was properly filed with the commission and approved by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry in accordance with 39…”
Soucy v. Fraser Paper, Ltd., 267 A.2d 919 (Me. 1970). “39 M.R.S.A. § 94. The agreement recited that the injury was a “neck strain” and that the period of incapacity commenced September 26, 1967 and was still continuing.”
Mullen v. Brown Homes, Inc., 358 A.2d 557 (Me. 1976). “Under an approved agreement (39 M.R.S.A. § 94) she received from her employer compensation in the amount of $61.”
Levesque v. Shorey, 286 A.2d 606 (Me. 1972). “The parties entered into an agreement, approved on January 22, 1969 by the Commissioner of Labor and Industry pursuant to 39 M.R.S.A. § 94, which provided for the payment of workmen’s compensation benefits at the rate of $65.”
Wilner Wood Prods. Co. v. Moyse, 466 A.2d 1257 (Me. 1983). “The statutory authority of the commission to approve compensation agreements under a variety of circumstances appears in 39 M.R.S.A. § 94 (1978). In all instances the commission must before giving its approval decide whether in fact the employer and the employee have reached an…”
White v. Monmouth Canning Co., 228 A.2d 795 (Me. 1967). “31, § 32, as amended, now 39 M.R.S.A. § 94, the petition for award of compensation must contain certain essential allegations such as the names and residences of the parties, the facts relating to the employment at the time of the accident, the time, place and cause of the…”
Foster v. Bath Iron Works Corp., 317 A.2d 11 (Me. 1974). “Such approved agreements are sanctioned by 39 M.R.S.A. § 94 and demonstrate that a compensable injury was received by the Petitioner on April 19, 1967.”
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