17 §401. Violations; penalty - Maine Statutes

Title 17: CRIMES

Chapter 17: BLACKLISTING

§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) .]

SECTION HISTORY

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