Maine is one of the few states with a limited statutory severance requirement for large-scale layoffs — know your rights.
Statutory severance
1 week/year (100+ employees)
Minimum tenure for state severance
3 years
Employer threshold
100+ employees
WARN Act threshold
100+ employees
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Important: These estimates reflect typical negotiated settlement ranges — but your actual entitlement depends heavily on your employment contract terms and applicable state law. Not sure if your contract is enforceable? Get your free full analysis — first analysis is free.
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U.S. at-will doctrine applies in most states · Estimates are illustrative · Not legal advice · Consult a qualified employment attorney
Maine stands out from most US states because it enacted the Severance Pay Act (26 M.R.S. § 625-B), which requires employers with 100 or more employees to pay one week of severance per year of service when closing a plant or conducting a mass layoff. This makes Maine's employee protections stronger than those in most other at-will states.
Under Maine's Severance Pay Act, you are entitled to 12 weeks of severance pay (one week per year of service) because you have more than three years of service and the employer likely has 100 or more employees. This is one of the strongest statutory severance protections in the country.
No. The Maine Severance Pay Act only applies to employers with 100 or more employees. If your employer is smaller, your severance rights depend on your employment contract, handbook, or any severance policy the company has established. The federal WARN Act also does not apply to employers with fewer than 100 employees.
No. Maine's statutory severance requirement applies to plant closings and mass layoffs, not to individual terminations. If you were fired or laid off individually, your severance rights depend on your contract or employer policy. Maine is still an at-will state for ordinary individual terminations.
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Content last updated March 2026. This tool provides estimates only and does not constitute legal advice. For a complete analysis of your specific severance package, use the full contract analysis and jurisdiction-matched review.