{"data":{"id":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-598-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"26 M.R.S. §598-A","heading":"Prospective employee's social security number","body":"Except as required by federal law, beginning January 1, 2020, an employer may not request a social security number from a prospective employee on an employment application or during the application process for employment except for the purposes of substance use testing under subchapter 3‑A or a preemployment background check.  This section does not apply to an employer's request for a social security number after the employee has been hired.","path":["TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY","CHAPTER 7: EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES","SUBCHAPTER 1: CONDITIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/26/title26sec598-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:34Z","sha256":"f32943ebd44be4f4aad16c5ca89346f4da8b305b137c573aa42553813afcf10e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-598","next":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-599"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}