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MAINE PASSES AMBIGUOUS NEW LAW ON PAYMENT OF UNUSED PAID VACATION TIME AT CESSATION OF EMPLOYMENT

By |2022-06-13T20:26:54+00:00June 13th, 2022|Uncategorized|

By Eric J. Uhl/ June 13, 2022   In April, Maine enacted a new law regarding payout of unused paid vacation time, L.D. 225, called “An Act Regarding the Treatment [...]

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MAINE ENACTS NEW LAW LIMITING EMPLOYERS IN ASKING CRIMINAL HISTORY QUESTIONS

By |2021-07-12T20:19:16+00:00July 12th, 2021|Legal Insights|

By Eric J. Uhl / July 12, 2021 On July 6, 2021, Governor Mills signed into law LD 1167, “An Act Relating to Fair Chance in Employment.” In doing so, [...]

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MAINE DOL ISSUES RULE ON NEW MANDATORY EMPLOYEE PAID LEAVE LAW

By |2020-09-29T15:10:15+00:00September 29th, 2020|Legal Insights|

By Eric J. Uhl / September 17, 2020 Last year, we wrote about Maine’s new mandatory paid leave law that takes effect on January 1, 2021, here. In summary, under [...]

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DOL ISSUES NEW RULE GOVERNING LEAVE UNDER THE FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT

By |2020-04-06T17:02:04+00:00April 6th, 2020|COVID, Legal Insights|

Eric J. Uhl / April 6, 2020 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its new rule under the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) regarding the new emergency paid [...]

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WHAT EMPLOYERS NEED TO KNOW: THE EMERGENCY PAID LEAVE REQUIREMENTS UNDER THE FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT

By |2020-04-06T13:49:34+00:00March 23rd, 2020|COVID, Legal Insights|

Eric J. Uhl / March 21, 2020 On March 18, 2020, the President signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (“FFCRA”). The FFCRA goes into effect 15 days after passage, [...]

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COVID-19 UPDATE:  CONSIDERATIONS FOR EMPLOYERS

By |2020-04-06T13:53:35+00:00March 12th, 2020|COVID, Legal Insights|

By: Eric J. Uhl As employers, it’s important to provide your employees with accurate and updated information regarding the virus identified as the “coronavirus disease 2019,” abbreviated as “COVID-19,” to [...]

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Thomas R. McKeon Confirmed as Justice to the Superior Court

By |2020-01-31T16:32:13+00:00January 31st, 2020|Uncategorized|

The firm extends its warm congratulations and best wishes to our good friend and former colleague, Tom McKeon, who has left the firm to become a justice on [...]

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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR ISSUES FINAL RULE ON THE MINIMUM SALARY REQUIREMENT FOR EXEMPT EMPLOYEES—MAINE MINIMUM LEVEL WILL BE HIGHER

By |2020-03-30T16:49:59+00:00September 26th, 2019|Legal Insights|

By Eric J. Uhl / September 25, 2019 In March 2019, I wrote about the U.S. Department of Labor’s proposed revisions to the minimum salary requirements for the so-called “white [...]

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Portland and South Portland Seeking to Enforce Short Term Rental Ordinances

By |2019-09-04T19:38:48+00:00July 31st, 2019|Legal Insights|

By: David P. Ginzer / July 31, 2019 Portland area cities and towns have passed, or are considering, ordinances aimed at reducing the availability of short term rentals through sites [...]

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