King v. Bangor Federal Credit Union

CLIFFORD, Justice.

The plaintiff, Ellen King, appeals from a summary judgment entered in the Superior Court (Penobscot County, Browne, A.R.J.) in favor of her former employer, the defendant Bangor Federal Credit Union (“Credit Union”), in her action for declaratory relief and damages under the Maine Human Rights Act. Because we conclude that King did not release the Credit Union from liability under the Human Rights Act when she signed a release under the Maine Workers’ Compensation Act, we vacate the judgment.

King began employment as a teller for the Credit Union on November 25, 1985. On…