| | Sec. 8. 5 MRSA §4566, sub-§10, as amended by PL 1991, c. 99, §4, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 10. Publications. To publish results of investigations and | research to promote good will and minimize or eliminate | discrimination based on race or color, sex, sexual orientation, | physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry or | national origin; |
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| | Sec. 9. 5 MRSA §4566, sub-§11, as amended by PL 1991, c. 99, §5, is | further amended to read: |
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| | 11. Reports. To report to the Legislature and the Governor | at least once a year describing the investigations, proceedings | and hearings the commission has conducted and the outcome and | other work performed by the commission, and to make | recommendations for further legislation or executive action | concerning abuses and discrimination based on race or color, sex, | sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, religion, age, | ancestry or national origin, or other infringements on human | rights or personal dignity; and |
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| | Sec. 10. 5 MRSA §4571, as amended by PL 1991, c. 99, §6, is further | amended to read: |
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| §4571. Right to freedom from discrimination in employment |
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| | The opportunity for an individual to secure employment without | discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, | physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry or | national origin is recognized as and declared to be a civil | right. |
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| | Sec. 11. 5 MRSA §4572, sub-§1, ¶¶A, B and C, as amended by PL 1991, c. | 885, Pt. E, §7 and affected by §47, are further amended to read: |
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| A. For any employer to fail or refuse to hire or otherwise | discriminate against any applicant for employment because of race | or color, sex, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, | religion, age, ancestry or national origin, because of the | applicant's previous assertion of a claim or right under former | Title 39 or Title 39-A or because of previous actions taken by | the applicant that are protected under Title 26, chapter 7, | subchapter V-B 5-B; or, because of those reasons, to discharge an | employee or discriminate with respect to hire, tenure, promotion, | transfer, compensation, terms, conditions or privileges of | employment or any other matter directly or indirectly related to | employment; or, in recruiting of individuals for employment |
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