Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 599 – Broadcasting industry contract
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1. Definition. As used in this section, unless the context otherwise indicates, “broadcasting industry contract” means an employment contract between a person and a legal entity that owns one or more television stations or networks or one or more radio stations or networks.
[PL 2003, c. 225, §1 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 599
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Employee: means every person who may be permitted, required or directed by any employer in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit, to engage in any employment;
2. Presumed unreasonable. A broadcasting industry contract provision that requires an employee or prospective employee to refrain from obtaining employment in a specified geographic area for a specified period of time following expiration of the contract or upon termination of employment without fault of the employee is presumed to be unreasonable.
[PL 1999, c. 406, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1999, c. 406, §1 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 225, §1 (AMD).