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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 26, § 831 (2026)

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(REALLOCATED FROM TITLE 26, SECTION 821)
This subchapter may be cited as the "Whistleblowers' Protection Act."   [PL 1983, c. 583, §15 (RAL).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1983, c. 452 (NEW). PL 1983, c. 583, §15 (RAL).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 49 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1993–2026 · leading case: Charette v. St. John Valley Soil & Water Conservation Dist., 332 F. Supp. 3d 316 (D. Me. 2018).
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Charette v. St. John Valley Soil & Water Conservation Dist., 332 F. Supp. 3d 316 (D. Me. 2018). “Retaliation Plaintiff presents two separate theories of retaliation: a) that she was retaliated against generally for opposing practices in violation of the MHRA, and b) that she was retaliated against for "whistleblowing activity," within the meaning of the Maine…”
Bishop v. Bell Atl. Corp., 299 F.3d 53 (1st Cir. 2002). “Bishop brought numerous claims of unlawful retaliation against his employer, defendant-appellant/cross-appellee Bell Atlantic Corporation, under the Maine Whistleblower’s Protection Act, 26 M.R.S.A. § 831 et seq. (MWPA), and the Maine Human Rights Act, 5 M.”
Smith v. Heritage Salmon, Inc., 180 F. Supp. 2d 208 (D. Me. 2002). · cites it 2× “The Lawsuit On March 5, 2001, the Smiths filed the instant lawsuit alleging violation of the Maine Whistleblower’s Protection Act, 26 M.R.S.A. § 831 et seq. (Count 1); wrongful discharge (Count 2); breach of their employment contract (Count 3); false imprisonment (Count 4);…”
Bodman v. Maine, Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 787 F. Supp. 2d 89 (D. Me. 2011). · cites it 2× “In Count IV, Plaintiff additionally alleges that Defendant violated Maine’s Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (“MWPA”), 26 M.R.S.A. § 831 et seq., when, following her reports of unlawful conduct and harassment to her supervisors, her work environment further deteriorated,…”
Lee v. Town of Den., 206 A.3d 907 (Me. 2019). · cites it 2× “) in favor of his employer, the Town of Denmark, on Lee's claim that the Town violated Maine's Whistleblowers' Protection Act (WPA), 26 M.R.S. §§ 831 -40 (2018), 1 by suspending Lee after he engaged in WPA "protected activity.”
Santina Caruso v. The Jackson Lab'y, 2014 ME 101 (Me. 2014). “See 26 M.R.S. §§ 831, 833(1)(A) (2013). Caruso argues that the court erred by instructing the jury that it could find that Caruso had met her burden of proving causation only if it determined that “the employee’s whistleblowing activities .”
Stephen R. Marques v. Kevin J. Fitzgerald, 99 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 1996). “(West 1996); Me.Rev.Stat. Ann. tit. 26 § 831(1)— § 833(2) (West 1988).”
Gammon v. Crisis & Counseling Centers, Inc., 762 F. Supp. 2d 165 (D. Me. 2011). · cites it 2× “(Crisis & Counseling), alleging a violation of the MWPA, 26 M.R.S. § 831 et. seq. 1 Compl. ¶ 1 (Docket # 1).”
Bodman v. Maine, Dep't of Health & Human Servs., 720 F. Supp. 2d 115 (D. Me. 2010). “Plaintiffs Whistleblower Protection Act Claim (Count IV) 10 What remains is Plaintiffs allegation in Count IV that Maine DHHS violated Maine’s Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (“MWPA”), 26 M.R.S.A. § 831 et seq., when, in response to her reports of unlawful conduct and harassment…”
Burnett v. Ocean Props., Ltd., 327 F. Supp. 3d 198 (D. Me. 2018). “, the Maine Whistleblower Protection Act, 26 M.R.S. §§ 831 et seq. , and the Maine Human Rights Act, 5 M.”
Raymond v. Lane Constr. Corp., 527 F. Supp. 2d 156 (D. Me. 2007). “, and the Maine Whistleblowers’ Protection Act, 26 M.R.S.A. §§ 831 et seq. Aff. of John W.”
Green v. New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc., 182 F. Supp. 2d 128 (D. Me. 2002). “(Counts II and III); and the Maine Whistleblower’s Protection Act (the “MWPA”), 26 M.R.S.A. § 831 et seq. (Count IV). After discovery, Defendant filed the instant Motion for Summary Judgment.”
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— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 26, § 831(1) — 1 case
Stephen R. Marques v. Kevin J. Fitzgerald, 99 F.3d 1 (1st Cir. 1996). “(West 1996); Me.Rev.Stat. Ann. tit. 26 § 831(1)— § 833(2) (West 1988).”
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