CHAPTER 356
S.P. 309 - L.D. 1018
An Act to Strengthen the Sanctions for Failure to Respond to an Employee's Request for Reason for Termination of Employment
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §630, as amended by PL 1979, c. 175, is further amended to read:
§630. Written statement of reason for termination of employment
An employer shall, upon written request of the affected employee, give that employee the written reasons for the termination of his that person's employment. An employer who fails to satisfy this request within 15 days of receiving it may be subject to a forfeiture of not less than $50 nor more than $500. An employee may bring an action in the District Court or the Superior Court for such equitable relief, including an injunction, as the court may consider to be necessary and proper. The employer may also be required to reimburse the employee for the costs of suit, including a reasonable attorney's fee if the employee receives a judgment in the employee's favor. This section does not apply to public employees in proceedings governed by Title 1, section 405.
Effective September 19, 1997, unless otherwise indicated.
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