{"data":{"id":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-599","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"26 M.R.S. §599","heading":"Broadcasting industry contract","body":"1.  Definition.  As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, \"broadcasting industry contract\" means an employment contract between a person and a legal entity that owns one or more television stations or networks or one or more radio stations or networks.\n2.  Presumed unreasonable.  A broadcasting industry contract provision that requires an employee or prospective employee to refrain from obtaining employment in a specified geographic area for a specified period of time following expiration of the contract or upon termination of employment without fault of the employee is presumed to be unreasonable.","path":["TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY","CHAPTER 7: EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES","SUBCHAPTER 1: CONDITIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/26/title26sec599.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:34Z","sha256":"76d398fbfef658c775e4d7a849ab5a61d8ee80f640bea6098c8c696e5a3a2064","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-598-a","next":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-599-a"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}