Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 813 – Remedies
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1. Action authorized. If any employer fails to comply with any of the provisions of sections 811 and 812, the Attorney General or employee may bring a civil action for damages for such noncompliance or apply to the courts for such equitable relief as may be just and proper under the circumstances.
[PL 2019, c. 341, §2 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 813
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
- Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
- United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
2. Award of fees; costs. In any civil action under section 811 or 812, the court in its discretion may award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to any prevailing member of the National Guard or the Reserves of the United States Armed Forces.
[PL 2019, c. 341, §2 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2001, c. 662, §12 (RPR). PL 2019, c. 341, §2 (AMD).