{"data":{"id":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-4571","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"5 M.R.S. §4571","heading":"Right to freedom from discrimination in employment","body":"The opportunity for an individual to secure employment without discrimination because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity, physical or mental disability, religion, age, ancestry, national origin or familial status is recognized as and declared to be a civil right.","path":["TITLE 5: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES AND SERVICES","PART 12: HUMAN RIGHTS","CHAPTER 337: HUMAN RIGHTS ACT","SUBCHAPTER 3: FAIR EMPLOYMENT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/5/title5sec4571.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:22Z","sha256":"d75635f28d8068ba68bb68b98b4d938336a0d310232e19239e8669042e30b3e6","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-4566-a","next":"us-me/5-m.r.s.-4572"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}