9-A M.R.S. § 5-106
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9-A §5-106. No discharge from employment for garnishment
Official statutory text
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. [PL 1973, c. 762, §1 (NEW).]
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