No employer shall discharge an employee for the reason that a creditor of the employee has subjected or attempted to subject unpaid earnings of the employee to garnishment or like proceedings directed to the employer for the purpose of paying a judgment arising from a consumer credit transaction.
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 9-A, § 5-106
No discharge from employment for garnishment
Known as the Maine Consumer Credit Code
The act spans §§ 1-101 to 11-122 (208 sections).
PL 1973, c. 762, §1 (NEW).
Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.