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Shapiro Bros. Shoe Co. v. Lewiston-Auburn Shoeworkers Protective Ass'n
Supreme Judicial Court of Maine (1974) | 320 A.2d 247; 86 L.R.R.M. (BNA) 3176; 1974 Me. LEXIS 288
TL;DR: A shoe company challenged a Maine law requiring severance pay for plant closings without adequate notice. The court upheld the statute, finding it a constitutional exercise of the state's police power that did not violate due process or equal protection.
Legal Significance: This case affirms a state's broad police power to enact economic regulations, such as mandatory severance pay, against due process and equal protection challenges, so long as the regulations are rationally related to a legitimate state interest.