19-A §2367. Employee protected - Maine Statutes

Title 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

Part 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

Chapter 65: SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

Subchapter 2: ENFORCEMENT BY DEPARTMENT HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

Article 3: ALTERNATIVE METHOD OF SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

Subarticle 3: COLLECTION OF SUPPORT DEBT HEADING: PL 1995, C. 694, PT. B, §2 (NEW); PT. E, §2 (AFF)

§2367. Employee protected

An employer may not discharge an employee because a support lien or order to withhold and deliver has been served against the employee's earnings. An aggrieved employee may maintain a civil action against an employer for violation of this section. [1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]

An employer who, in contravention of this section, discharges from employment, refuses to employ or takes disciplinary action against a responsible parent because of the existence of a lien, order to withhold and deliver or assignment of earnings and the obligations or additional obligations that it imposes upon the employer is subject to a fine in an amount not to exceed $5,000. [1995, c. 694, Pt. B, §2 (NEW); 1995, c. 694, Pt. E, §2 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

1995, c. 694, §B2 (NEW). 1995, c. 694, §E2 (AFF).