‘C. The action shall must be commenced not more than either 2 years after the act of unlawful discrimination complained of or 90 days after any of the occurrences listed under section 4622, subsection 1, paragraphs A to D, whichever is later.’
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First Regular Session - 124th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-293
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Amend the bill in section 1 in §4611 in the first paragraph in the 4th line (page 1, line 8 in L.D.) by striking out the following: "such complaints" and inserting the following: ' such complaints a complaint'
Amend the bill in section 2 in paragraph B in the last line (page 1, line 37 in L.D.) by striking out the following: " of the alleged act of discrimination" and inserting the following: ' after the complaint is filed with the commission'
Amend the bill in section 3 by striking out all of paragraph C (page 1, lines 40 to 42 in L.D.) and inserting the following:
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following:
‘Sec. 4. 5 MRSA §4622, sub-§1, ¶C, as amended by PL 2003, c. 279, §2, is further amended to read:
summary
This amendment provides that complaints filed with the Maine Human Rights Commission may be notarized after filing.
This amendment revises the bill to provide that the commission must conclude its investigation of a complaint within 2 years after the complaint is filed with the commission.
This amendment amends the bill to require that a lawsuit must be filed within either 2 years after the act of unlawful discrimination complained of or 90 days after the commission dismisses a complaint, issues a right-to-sue letter or fails to conciliate a reasonable grounds case, whichever is later.