If You Lose Your Job
This is a very general outline of your rights as a worker in Maine. It covers basic questions you might have after losing your job. We also explain how the unemployment benefit system works. You may be unemployed because you were laid off or fired, or you quit. The facts of your particular situation will affect your rights under the law.
I Can't Pay the Taxes on my House: What Can I Do?
In Maine, if you cannot pay your tax bill for the property you live on, there is something you can do. Your city or town can decide that you don't have to pay some or all of it. This is called a "poverty tax abatement."
The Maine Homestead Exemption: Tax Relief for Maine Homeowners
Introduction
The Maine Homestead Exemption may lower your property tax bill. It makes it so the town won't count $25,000 of value of your home for property tax purposes. You can qualify if:
How Much Heat and Other Basic Utilities Does My Landlord Have to Provide?
Important Resources to Prevent Eviction
Getting evicted? Worried you might be soon?
Fair Housing: Your Right To Rent or Own a Home
What does "Fair Housing" mean?
In Maine we have both state and federal “fair housing” laws. They say that a landlord cannot refuse to rent to you, and a seller cannot treat you differently, because of your:
-race
-color
-national origin
-ancestry (where you or your family came from)...
Fair Lending
Discrimination in mortgage lending is prohibited by the federal Fair Housing Act (link is external) and the Maine Human Rights Act.
Unemployed Worker Benefits
This information tells you about some of the benefits you may be able to get if you lose your job. It includes only benefits which are administered by the Maine Department of Labor.
La trata de personas ¡Conozca las señales, conozca sus derechos!
¿Está usted o conoce a alguien que está atrapado o no puede salir de una situación laboral? ten leyes para proteger a los trabajadores en esas situaciones. ¡Conozca las señales, conozca sus derechos!
Asistencia Medica para Trabajadores Agrícolas en Maine Durante COVID-19
English
Swen Sante pou Travayè Agrikòl yo nan Maine Pandan COVID-19
Pou jwenn enfòmasyon sou kreyòl ayisyen, tanpri vizite: http://www.mainemobile.org/ht/
Unidad de Trabajadores Agrícolas de Pine Tree Legal Assistance
Bienvenidos a la Unidad de Trabajadores Agrícolas de PTLA
En ingles