Supreme Judicial Court of Maine
Deanna Dorsey v. Northern Light Health
December 20, 2022288 A.3d 386
Summary
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court affirmed summary judgment for Dr. Deanna Dorsey, holding that Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center violated Maine wage payment statutes by depositing her wages into a fraudulent account, thereby failing to “pay” her. The Court interpreted the plain language of §621‑A(7) to require actual possession of wages by the employee and rejected the employer’s reliance on the employee’s compromised credentials. The decision rests on a de novo review of the statutory construction and the summary‑judgment standard.