Me. Stat. tit. 17 § 401

Current through 131st (2023-2024) Legislature Chapter 684
Section 401 - Violations; penalty
1.Preventing employment. An employer, employee or other person, by threats of injury, intimidation or force, alone or in combination with others, may not prevent a person from entering into, continuing in or leaving the employment of any person, firm or corporation.

[2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §12(NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2(AFF).]

2.Maintaining blacklist. An employer, agent of an employer or other person, alone or in combination with others, may not attempt to prevent a wage earner in any industry from obtaining employment at that wage earner's trade by maintaining or being a party to the maintaining of a blacklist.

[2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §12(NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2(AFF).]

3.Penalty. A person who violates this section commits a Class D crime. Violation of this section is a strict liability crime as defined in Title 17-A, section 34, subsection 4-A.

[2003, c. 452, Pt. I, §12(NEW); 2003, c. 452, Pt. X, §2(AFF).]

17 M.R.S. § 401

2003, c. 452, §I12 (RPR) . 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF) .