Labor & Employment

January 25, 2005: Changes to New Hampshire Wage and Hour Laws Effective Jan 1, 2005 January 25, 2005: EEOC Releases Fact Sheet on Intellectual Disabilities in the Workplace and the ADA January 25, 2005: Military Leave Rules Change July 30, 2004: Beck Rules: Labor Dept. Requires Gov’t. Contractors to Post Employees’ Union Rights July 30, 2004: EEO-1: Report Preparation and Filing Requirements July 30, 2004: Effective August 23: Fair Pay Overtime Rules Set to Go Into Effect July 30, 2004: Epilogue: Costanza Case Overturned by Federal Judge July 30, 2004: Federal Employee Drug Testing: A Model for the Private Sector? July 30, 2004: Supreme Court Reviews Sexual Harassment Constructive Discharge Claim May 16, 2004: Supreme Court Recognizes Same-Sex Harrassment Suits May 4, 2004: Immigration Forum: I-9 Verification and Other Nightmares May 1, 2004: ADEA Decision: U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Age Bias Claims May 1, 2004: Judgement for Plaintiff: Currier v. United Technologies May 1, 2004: Maine Legislative Update: Supervisor Liability On Back Burner May 1, 2004: New Hampshire Legislative Update May 1, 2004: Over $1,000,000 Awarded in Sexual Harrassment Lawsuit May 1, 2004: Spring 2004 Labor & Employment Newsletter [PDF] January 21, 2004: 2004 Maine Legislative Preview January 21, 2004: Neutral “No Rehire” Policy Not Disparate Treatment Under ADA January 21, 2004: New EEOC Guidance: Diabetes and the ADA September 23, 2003: Law Court Drops Individual Liability Ruling September 15, 2003: New Hampshire Legislative Update August 15, 2003: Health Reimbursement Arrangements (HRAs) Can Lower Employer Health Costs August 15, 2003: Human Rights Commission Delays Disability Rules Change August 15, 2003: Maine Law Court Rejects Implied Bad Faith Element for Unpaid Compensation Claims August 15, 2003: Maine Legislative Update April 22, 2003: First Circuit Limits Arbitrator's Authority to Reduce Discipline April 22, 2003: Layoff, Legitimate Expectations and Unauthenticated Documents: a Cautionary Tale April 22, 2003: Maine Legislative Update April 22, 2003: New Hampshire Legislative Update April 22, 2003: U.S. Department of Labor Seeks to Overhaul Overtime Regulations January 17, 2003: In A Rush for Security, Visa Services to Suffer January 17, 2003: Preti Flaherty Successfully Defends Maine's Employment At Will Doctrine January 17, 2003: Seinfeld Episode Foils Defendant's Motion for Summary Judgement October 2, 2002: Lower Legal Standard Applied to Age Bias Claim August 30, 2002: Are you a Responsible Person? August 30, 2002: Employers Prevail in ADA Cases Before Supreme Court August 30, 2002: Maine Leglislative Update August 30, 2002: Recovering Accidental Overpayments to Employees Can Be Tricky August 4, 2002: Accidental Overpayments The New Hampshire Perspective May 31, 2002: Preti Flaherty News May 22, 2002: Legislative Update: Severance Pay a Hot Topic May 20, 2002: Labor & Employment Law News May 2002 edition May 16, 2002: OSHA's New Recordkeeping Rules May 9, 2002: Arbitration Agreements Not Binding On EEOC May 9, 2002: Supreme Court Invalidates FMLA Regulation May 2, 2002: Who Is A Supervisor? The Supreme Court Speaks February 25, 2002: Maine Requires Insurers to Offer Domestic Partner Benefits February 23, 2002: On the Horizon February 16, 2002: Legislative Alert - Maine February 16, 2002: Legislative Alert - NH February 11, 2002: Supreme Court Clarifies the Definition of "Disabled" February 8, 2002: Federal District Court Rules No Individual Supervisor Liability Under Maine Law February 2, 2002: Firm News January 21, 2002: New Hampshire Physician's ADA Claim Against Employer Fails November 2, 2001: Legislative Focus: The Year in Review October 24, 2001: The Battle Continues...What is a Supervisor? October 3, 2001: ERISA Plans: Bad Plan Documents Can Be Very Expensive September 21, 2001: Front Pay Not Subject to Statutory Compensatory Damage Caps September 21, 2001: USERRA - The Uniformed Services and Reemployment Rights Act May 24, 2001: Supreme Court Upholds Arbitration Requirement May 20, 2001: Maine Law Court Gives "Personnel Files" Broad Meaning May 5, 2001: Legislature Tackles Issue of Individual Liability April 12, 2001: Appearance, Grooming and Hygiene Standards April 10, 2001: State Employees May Not Pursue ADA Claims Against Employers in Federal Court March 5, 2001: Continuing Violation Doctrine May Toll Statute of Limitations in Harassment Claims February 1, 2001: Don't Forget the COBRA Notice - It Could Cost You Money September 2, 2000: Prevailing Wages on State Projects Successfully Challenged April 14, 2000: EEOC Issues Guidance on Medical Inquiries and Employee Examinations April 3, 2000: Considering the Canadian Labor Market March 8, 2000: Maine Legislature Considers and Rejects Bill to Alter Employment-At-Will Doctrine March 4, 2000: You may apply for amnesty for several different types of tax, and you may also apply for amnesty for more than one tax period. If you have not previously filed a return for the periods in question or you are filing an amended tax return, you mus February 6, 2000: Employment News in Brief January 15, 2000: Employment News In Brief January 11, 2000: The Legislative Year in Review January 6, 2000: Retaliation Claims Are On the Rise November 7, 1999: Supreme Court Announces New Punitive Damages Standards in Title VII Actions November 5, 1999: Supreme Court Rules ADA Does Not Cover Correctable Impairments September 18, 1999: Medical Checks For Applications and Employees: What's Legal, What's Not March 10, 1999: ADA Claim Ruled Subject to Mandatory Arbitration February 3, 1999: Promoting a Paramour Over a More Qualified Employee: Sex Discrimination? January 20, 1999: Vigilance Can Forestall Legal Problems Linked to Employees' Computer Access January 16, 1999: Weekly Wage Litigation Progressing Through Courts January 5, 1999: In a Buoyant Economy, Employers Find New Ways to Find and Keep Workers October 5, 1998: Maine's Weekly Wage Payment Statute Suddenly the Focus of Lawsuits September 30, 1998: Negotiating an Airtight Last-Chance Agreement September 30, 1998: Union Successes in Representation Elections Show Modest Increase

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