Maine legal term
Work loss in Maine Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Maine legislative session
In Maine criminal law, “Work loss” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Maine criminal code.
What does “Work loss” mean in Maine criminal law?
"Work loss" means loss of income from work the injured person would have performed if the injured person had not been injured and expenses reasonably incurred by the injured person in obtaining services in lieu of those the injured person would have performed for income, reduced by any income for substitute work actually performed by the injured person or by income the injured person would have earned in available appropriate substitute work the injured person was capable of performing but unreasonably failed to undertake. (17-A M.R.S. § 2002)
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