40 chapters · 510 sections in this title.
26 M.R.S. § 2071 Short title
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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Railroad Employee Equity Act."
26 M.R.S. § 2072 Hiring priority
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Effective January 1, 1987, any person, corporation or other entity purchasing, acquiring, leasing or otherwise obtaining from a financially related entity the right to operate a rail line or abandoned rail line in this State shall give a first right of hire to fill any subordinat…
26 M.R.S. § 2073 Qualifications; presumption
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Any person who is performing work on a rail line which is being sold or otherwise transferred to a new operator within this State who is entitled to priority of employment under section 2072 shall be presumed to be physically and mentally qualified to perform the same or comparab…
26 M.R.S. § 2074 Deprivation of right; cause of action
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Any person who is given a first right of hire by section 2072, who is deprived of that right by the action or inaction of the new operator of the rail line, shall have a cause of action against the new operator to enforce the right of hire guarantee by this Act, and may bring suc…