Maine Employment Lawyer Blog
In a bill approved by the House on September 22, 2009, more than a million people could receive an additional 13 weeks of unemployment benefits. The bill would extend benefits to people living in states with unemployment rates higher than 8.5%. Maine’s unemployment rate was 8.6% in August.
If you’ve lost your job, unemployment benefits may not be the only remedy available to you. Sometimes an employer violates an employee’s rights when it terminates him or her. If you think your rights have been violated, you should contact a lawyer who specializes in representing employees whose rights have been violated.