Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 26, § 670 (2026)

Employees' remedies

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Any employer shall be liable to the employee or employees for the amount of unpaid minimum wages. Upon a judgment being rendered in favor of any employee or employees, in any action brought to recover unpaid wages under this subchapter, such judgment shall include, in addition to the unpaid wages adjudged to be due, an additional amount equal to such wages as liquidated damages, and costs of suit including a reasonable attorney's fee. [PL 1965, c. 410, §8 (AMD).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1965, c. 410, §8 (AMD).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2025 · leading case: Prescott v. Prudential Ins., 729 F. Supp. 2d 357 (D. Me. 2010).

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Prescott v. Prudential Ins., 729 F. Supp. 2d 357 (D. Me. 2010). “26 M.R.S.A. § 670; see also Avery v. Kennebec Millwork, Inc.”

Avery v. Kennebec Millwork, Inc., 861 A.2d 634 (Me. 2004). “LIQUIDATED DAMAGES [¶ 9] Pursuant to 26 M.R.S.A. § 670 (1988), the trial court awarded liquidated damages equal to the amount of actual damages for the unpaid overtime.”

Hayden-Tidd v. Cliff House & Motels, Inc., 52 A.3d 925 (Me. 2012). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to this arrangement, Hayden-Tidd earned three to four times the minimum wage and therefore does not have a remedy to collect unpaid minimum wages pursuant to 26 M.R.S. § 670. [¶ 29] Because Cliff House did not violate the minimum wage laws, the court properly entered…”

Pamela A. Denutte v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 2019 ME 124 (Me. 2019). “[¶22] First, the Legislature has demonstrated its ability to frame damages as "liquidated damages" where it wants to. See, e.g. , 10 M.”

Paquin v. MBNA Mktg. Sys., Inc., 233 F. Supp. 2d 58 (D. Me. 2002). “§ 626 (1990), which provides a remedy for unpaid wages, or 26 M.R.S.A. § 670 (1990) for unpaid minimum wages.”

Reed v. MBNA Mktg. Sys., Inc., 231 F. Supp. 2d 363 (D. Me. 2002). “§ 626 (1990), which provides a remedy for unpaid wages or 26 M.R.S.A. § 670 (1990) for unpaid minimum wages.”

Lausser v. Elite Airway Servs. LLC (D. Me. 2025). · cites it 4× “§ 664 are set forth in 26 M.R.S. § 670, which permits recovery “for the amount of unpaid minimum wages .”

Pamela A. Denutte v. U.S. Bank, N.A., 2019 ME 124 (Me. 2019). “§ 1477(3) (2018) (stating that a car dealer that violates the used car information chapter of the Uniform Trade Practices Act is liable to the purchaser for certain liquidated damages); 26 M.R.S. § 670 (2018) (allowing an employee to recover “an additional amount equal to [the…”

Smart v. R.C. Moore, Inc. (Me. Super. Ct 2002). “However, in this case the statute provides for costs, attorney fees and a doubling of damages, 26 M.R.S.A. § 670, 4 The number varies from the number of regional drivers employed by R.”

Avery v. Kennebec Millwork, Inc. (Me. Super. Ct 2004). “The proper measure of damages is found in 26 M.R.S.A. § 670 which requires double damages and cost of suit including attorney’s fees.”

Stone v. RB Portland (Me. Super. Ct 2013). “There is no language in the statute that suggests that the Legislature intended to condition the employer's ability to impose a banquet service charge upon notification to the person contracting for the banquet that the service charge did not represent a tipY Nor is there any…”

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