Maine § 26 §781 Penalties

Maine Statutes

§ 26 §781 — Penalties

Maine·Title 26 LABOR AND INDUSTRY·Ch. 7 EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES

1.Strict liability. An employer who employs, permits or suffers any minor to be employed or to work in violation of this article or Title 20‑A, section 5054 is subject to the following forfeiture or civil penalty, payable to the State and recoverable in a civil action: 1-A. De minimis violations of section 774. Notwithstanding subsection 1, absent a finding that reasonably suggests a pattern of knowing and intentional conduct, the bureau may disregard the following violations of section 774:

2.Intentional or knowing violation of section 771, 772 or 773-A. An employer who intentionally or knowingly employs, permits or suffers any minor to be employed or to work in violation of section 771, 772 or 773‑A is subject to the following fines, payable to the State and recoverable in a civil acti

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1.
Strict liability.
An employer who employs, permits or suffers any minor to be employed or to work in violation of this article or Title 20‑A, section 5054 is subject to the following forfeiture or civil penalty, payable to the State and recoverable in a civil action:
1-A.
De minimis violations of section 774.
Notwithstanding subsection 1, absent a finding that reasonably suggests a pattern of knowing and intentional conduct, the bureau may disregard the following violations of section 774:
2.
Intentional or knowing violation of section 771, 772 or 773-A.
An employer who intentionally or knowingly employs, permits or suffers any minor to be employed or to work in violation of section 771, 772 or 773‑A is subject to the following fines, payable to the State and recoverable in a civil action:
3.
Adjudications.
As used in this section, a prior adjudication includes a consent decree that contains an admission of a violation. The dates of prior adjudications for any violation or a combination of violations must precede the commission of the violation being enhanced, although prior adjudications involving a combination may have occurred on the same day. The date of any adjudication is the date the forfeiture or penalty is adjudged or the consent decree allowed, even though an appeal was taken.

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Legislative History

PL 1987, c. 665, §2 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 415, §33 (AMD). PL 1991, c. 544, §10 (RPR). RR 2001, c. 1, §39 (COR). PL 2001, c. 46, §1 (AMD). RR 2009, c. 2, §72 (COR). PL 2017, c. 286, §10 (AMD).