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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The Workers’ Compensation Board will hold a public hearing on proposed rulemaking on Friday, October 9, 2026 at 10:00 AM. The Board has proposed changes to eleven chapters which
can be reviewed on our website. The public hearing will be held in person at the Augusta Central Office, 442 Civic Center Drive, Suite 100, Augusta and via Teams (link below). Public comments are due by 4:00 PM on Monday, October 19, 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">More information is available on our website: <a href="https://www.maine.gov/wcb/Departments/legaldivision/proposed.html">Workers' Compensation Board</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Debi<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Deborah McGarr Hutchins<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Assistant to the Executive Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Maine Workers’ Compensation Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Augusta Central Office
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Californian FB",serif;mso-ligatures:none">Telephone: (207) 287-7086<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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