This law requires employers to provide “reasonable and necessary leave” to employees who are survivors, or family to a survivor, of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and other acts reqiuiring a protective order. Reasons for leave may include to participate in court proceedings and seek support services. Employers may deny leave that is if the request was not made “within a reasonable time under the circumstances,” or if the “requested leave is impractical, unreasonable or unnecessary based on the facts then made known to the employer.
Full Bill or Law Text:
ME Stat. tit. 26, § 850 (1999).