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Attorney Crystal L. Bulges Joins Preti Flaherty’s Environmental Practice Group
Preti Flaherty is pleased to announce that attorney Crystal L. Bulges has joined the firm’s Environmental Practice Group, working in the Portland office. Crystal brings to the firm more than 20 years of experience...
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H-2B Temporary Visas: Additional 35,000 Coming in Second Half of FY 2022
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Labor (DOL) recently announced the forthcoming publication of a joint temporary final rule to make available an additional 35,000 H-2B temporary nonagricultural worker visas...
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Proposed EPA Rule Would Tighten Emissions Standards at Affected Power Plants and Industrial Sources
On April 6, the U.S. EPA published a proposed rule to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides (NO x ) in 26 states that the agency says are impacting the ability of downwind states to...
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FY2023 H-1B Season – Key Facts for Employers
United States Citizenship and Immigration Services announced that the H-1B initial registration period for the FY 2023 cap is scheduled to open at noon ET on March 1, 2022 and will remain open until noon ET...
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More Reminders of the Shortcomings of Maine’s Freedom of Access Law
As part of an editorial marking Sunshine Week , the annual celebration started by the American Society of News Editors to recognize the importance of open government, Preti Flaherty attorney Sig Schutz is quoted by the Bangor...
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Preti Flaherty Files Human Trafficking and Forced Labor Lawsuit Against Church of Scientology
Preti Flaherty attorneys Greg Hansel, Shana Solomon, Ellie Quinby, and Katherine Oaks filed a human trafficking and forced labor lawsuit against the Church of Scientology on behalf of three plaintiffs claiming decades of forced...
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Identifying and Preventing Inappropriate Comments at Work
Employers are starting to establish a new workplace normal. Employees are often returning to work in an environment that is dramatically different than the one they left two years ago. How we communicate with...
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From Maine to Kushan: Teaching the U.S. Legal System in China
Preti Flaherty attorney Jeff Thaler was recently the subject of an essay written by one of his former students at Duke Kushan University (DKU). In 2019, Jeff spent time at DKU serving as a...
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Preti Flaherty Attorney Tim Bryant Selected by Franchise Times as “Legal Eagle”
For the fourteenth consecutive year, Preti Flaherty attorney Tim Bryant has been recognized as a Franchise Times magazine “Legal Eagle.” Nominated by their peers, franchise attorneys chosen for this honor are considered among the...
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Employers May See Increased Accommodation Requests in 2022
The Covid-19 pandemic has created a multitude of challenges for employers. As more employees return to the office in 2022—whether full-time or on a hybrid schedule—employers will face difficult compliance questions and, most likely...