Maine Revised Statutes

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 5, § 4611 (2026)

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Any aggrieved person, or any employee of the commission, may file a complaint under oath with the commission stating the facts concerning the alleged discrimination, except that a complaint must be filed with the commission not more than 300 days after the alleged act of unlawful discrimination. In addition, any person may file a complaint pursuant to section 4632. [PL 2011, c. 613, §18 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 613, §29 (AFF).]

SECTION HISTORY

PL 1971, c. 501, §1 (NEW). PL 1975, c. 355, §18 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 357, §1 (AMD). PL 1975, c. 770, §42 (RPR). PL 1977, c. 259, §2 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 393, §28 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 235, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 613, §18 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 613, §29 (AFF).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 25 cases (5 in the last 5 years), 1979–2026 · leading case: LePage v. Bath Iron Works Corp., 2006 ME 130 (Me. 2006).

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LePage v. Bath Iron Works Corp., 2006 ME 130 (Me. 2006). · cites it 6× “" The court concluded that because the act of alleged discrimination occurred on April 30, 2002, when BIW communicated its decision not to qualify LePage to carry a firearm, LePage's claim was time-barred because he failed to satisfy both the six-month filing deadline with the…”

Lakshman v. Univ. of Maine Sys., 328 F. Supp. 2d 92 (D. Me. 2004). · cites it 2× “5 M.R.S.A. § 4611. Once the complaint is filed, the complainant may request a "right to sue” letter if within 180 days, the MHRC has not filed a civil action or has not entered into a conciliation agreement.”

Maine Human Rights Comm'n v. City of Auburn, 408 A.2d 1253 (Me. 1979). “On November 3, 1978, plaintiffs Bernard and Hall filed sworn complaints against defendants with the Maine Human Rights Commission pursuant to 5 M.R.S.A. § 4611. After a preliminary investigation, the commission found that reasonable grounds ex *1259 isted to believe that…”

Darren Johnson v. York Hosp., 2019 ME 176 (Me. 2019). “See 5 M.R.S. § 4611 (2018). The Commission ultimately determined that there were no reasonable grounds to find that the hospital had discriminated against Johnson on the basis of sex, that he had been subjected to a hostile work environment, or that the termination was…”

Ramsdell v. Huhtamaki, Inc., 992 F. Supp. 2d 1 (D. Me. 2014). “§ 2000e-5(e)(1); 5 M.R.S.A. § 4611. In the Court’s view, the specific employment practices at issue here are: (1) Ramsdell’s suspension on February 18, 2010; (2) the alleged threatened termination of Ramsdell on February 18, 2010; 20 and (3) the retaliatory hostile work…”

Maine Human Rights Comm'n Ex Rel. Kellman v. Dep't of Corr., 474 A.2d 860 (Me. 1984). “On August 11, 1978, Aurora Kellman filed a complaint of discrimination with the Maine Human Rights Commission, pursuant to 5 M.R.S.A. § 4611 (1979), alleging she had not been hired for a JCIW position in District I because of her age and sex.”

Burnett v. Ocean Props., Ltd., 327 F. Supp. 3d 198 (D. Me. 2018). “The Supreme Court explained: [D]iscrete discriminatory acts are not actionable if time barred, even when they are related to acts alleged in timely filed charges.”

Pinkham v. Rite Aid of Maine, Inc., 889 A.2d 1009 (Me. 2006). “[¶ 5] After satisfying the procedural requirements of the Human Rights Act, see 5 M.R.S. §§ 4611, 4612, 4613 (2005), Pink-ham filed a complaint in the Superior Court, claiming that Rite Aid had violated her right to freedom from employment discrimination based on her disability.”

Maine Human Rights Comm'n v. Sunbury Primary Care, P.A., 770 F. Supp. 2d 370 (D. Me. 2011). “5 M.R.S. § 4611. However, after the complaint is filed with the MHRC, the statute says that the MHRC “shall provide an opportunity for the complainant and respondent to resolve the matter by settlement agreement prior to a determination.”

Roy v. Correct Care Solutions, LLC, 321 F. Supp. 3d 155 (D. Me. 2018). “§ 2000e-5(e)(1) ; 5 M.R.S.A. § 4611. Here, Roy complained that Snow had engaged in sexually harassing conduct on February 5, 2013, but she did not file her Complaint until May 26, 2015, more than 300 days after the alleged misconduct occurred.”

Maine Human Rights Comm'n v. Maine Dep't of Def. & Vets.' Servs., 627 A.2d 1005 (Me. 1993). “■§ 834-A (1988) & 5 M.R.S.A. § 4611 (1989), alleging that he was not hired because of his whistleblowing activities at the MLRB.”

Kellman v. Dep't of Mental Health & Corr., 610 F. Supp. 1031 (D. Me. 1985). · cites it 2× “Plaintiff was rejected for this position and on August 11, 1978, Plaintiff filed a complaint with the Maine Human Rights Commission (the Commission) pursuant to 5 M.R.S.A. § 4611 (1979), alleging that she had not been hired for the position because of her age and sex.”

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