Maine has now enacted legislation that restricts an employer’s ability to demand information regarding an employee’s or job applicant’s social media account. The passage of H.P. 640 – L.D. 921, An Act to Strengthen the Rights of a Victim of Sexual Assault or Domestic Violence to Take Necessary Leave from Employment and to Promote Employee Social Media Privacy (the “Act”), was not without controversy. The Act, sponsored by Rep. Matthea Daughtry (49th Dist.) and Sen. James Hamper (19th Dist.), was passed by the Maine Senate and House of Representatives on June 30, 2015.
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