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NEWS VOLUME11 • NUMBER 10 JULY 1993
Maine : Small contractors
could get a big break on their
insurance bills if Maine legi slators
pass a pending law that
would allow businesses with
ten or fewer employees to
carry medical payment insurance
and employers' liability
rather than traditional
workers comp insurance.
Connecticut : Remodelers in
the state were hoping to see
the state kill a yea r-and-ahalf-
old law that subjects
most home repair work such
as painting, roofing, and wall
papering to the state 's sales
and use tax. According to
contractors, compliance with
the law has been spotty due
to its paperwork and accounting
burden. At press time, the
proposal to kill the law was
not expected to pass in this
year's