Pippin v. Boulevard Motel Corp.

BARRON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiffs Brenda Pippin and Grace Parker are former employees of the Boulevard Motel Corporation (“Boulevard”). They filed complaints that alleged that Boulevard fired them in violation of the Maine Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (“MWPA”) and the Maine Human Rights Act (“MHRA”). The District Court granted summary judgment for Boulevard, relying on a purported “job duties exception” to both statutes. On appeal, the parties agree that our intervening decision in Harrison v. Granite Bay Care, Inc., 811 F.3d 36 (1st Cir. 2016), made clear that no “job duties exception”…