{"data":{"id":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-599-b","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"26 M.R.S. §599-B","heading":"Restrictive employment agreements","body":"1.  Definition.  For purposes of this section, \"restrictive employment agreement\" means an agreement that:\nA.  Is between 2 or more employers, including through a franchise agreement or a contractor and subcontractor agreement; and\nB.  Prohibits or restricts one employer from soliciting or hiring another employer's employees or former employees.\n2.  Restrictive employment agreements prohibited.  An employer may not:\nA.  Enter into a restrictive employment agreement; or\nB.  Enforce or threaten to enforce a restrictive employment agreement.\n3.  Penalty; enforcement.  An employer that violates subsection 2 commits a civil violation for which a fine of not less than $5,000 may be adjudged. The Department of Labor is responsible for enforcement of this section.","path":["TITLE 26: LABOR AND INDUSTRY","CHAPTER 7: EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES","SUBCHAPTER 1: CONDITIONS FOR EMPLOYMENT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/26/title26sec599-B.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:34Z","sha256":"d6d90a2f9d6df0a8ce09d8533bb9fc582f8285b0f2789b22e82e744f47564cf6","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-599-a","next":"us-me/26-m.r.s.-599-c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}