Legal Opinion

Pippin v. Boulevard Motel Corp.

District Court, D. Maine

Decided August 5, 2015No. Nos. 2:14-cv-00167-JAW, 2:14-cv-00169-JAWPublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

JOHN A. WOODCOCK, JR., District Judge.

Brenda Pippin and Grace Parker brought separate lawsuits under the Maine Human. Rights Act (MHRA) and Maine Whistleblower Protection Act (MWPA), alleging that Boulevard Motel Corp. (Boulevard Motel), their former employer, wrongfully retaliated against them. Boulevard Motel has moved for summary judgment on the ground that each former employee’s claim falls under the “job duties” exception to. these Acts. Despite reservations about the scope of and policy behind, the “job duties” exception, the Court…

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