Who needs an unemployment insurance account, paid family and medical leave premiums, new hire reporting and workers’ compensation in Maine?
Issued by Maine Department of Labor (Bureau of Unemployment Compensation; Paid Family and Medical Leave program); Maine DHHS new hire reporting; Maine Workers’ Compensation Board, at step 6 of 6 in the opening sequence: before the first hire.
Every kind of business in Maine
The Maine table lists this for every kind of business.
Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt. Report each new hire within 7 days. Paid leave benefits became payable on May 1, 2026, and an employer with a state-approved private plan may opt out of the state premium.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by Maine Department of Labor (Bureau of Unemployment Compensation; Paid Family and Medical Leave program); Maine DHHS new hire reporting; Maine Workers’ Compensation Board.
Sources and dates
Department of Labor 2026 unemployment contribution rate notice and employer FAQ; Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave employer pages (26 M.R.S. chapter 7, subchapter 7); DHHS new hire reporting FAQ; 39-A M.R.S. 401. Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Yes. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, part time included; only domestic and some seasonal farm work is exempt.
Maine Department of Labor (Bureau of Unemployment Compensation; Paid Family and Medical Leave program); Maine DHHS new hire reporting; Maine Workers’ Compensation Board.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
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