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Suing an Employer for an Injury

39-A M.R.S. § 104 — an insured employer is exempt from the lawsuit

An employer that has secured workers' compensation as the law requires is exempt from civil suits for an employee's injuries or death arising out of and in the course of employment, and so are its supervisors, officers and directors, for injuries and for occupational diseases.

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  • An employer using temporary help from an agency that carries the coverage shares the same exemption for those workers.
  • The exemption does not cover an illegally employed minor.
  • 39-A M.R.S. § 104
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  1. 39-A M.R.S. § 104 — Applicability to certain actions and employers; exemptions

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Maine attorney.

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