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| | | An Act Relating to the Protection of Whistleblowers |
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| | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | | Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §833, sub-§1, ¶D, as enacted by PL 1987, c. 782, §4, | | is amended to read: |
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| | | D. The employee acting in good faith, has refused to carry | | out a directive to engage in activity that would be a | | violation of a law or rule adopted under the laws of this | | State, a political subdivision of this State or the United | | States or that would expose the employee or any individual | | to a condition that would result in serious injury or death, | | after having sought and been unable to obtain a correction | | of the illegal activity or dangerous condition from the | | employer. |
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| | | Sec. 2. Printing of poster. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, | | Title 26, section 42-B, the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor | | Standards is not required to modify and redistribute the printed notice | | required by that section to reflect the changes in the laws resulting | | from this Act. The Bureau of Labor Standards shall modify the printed | | notice to reflect the changes contained in this Act when it becomes | | necessary to print additional notices due to an insufficient supply of | | such notices or future changes in the laws. |
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