Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 17, § 401 (2025)

Violations; penalty

PL 2003, c. 452, §I12 (RPR). PL 2003, c. 452, §X2 (AFF).
  1. 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.

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

  2. 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.

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

  3. 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.

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

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

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