Archives
- 2012.01.26: First Circuit affirms judgment of nearly $2 million against Puerto Rican hospital for retaliation
- 2012.01.20: Sen. Susan Collins sponsors a bill designed to reduce the number of people who work for USPS and that would reform federal workers' compensation benefits
- 2012.01.17: Proposed changes to Workers' Compensation Law threaten access to benefits for Maine's injured workers
- 2012.01.10: California AG secures $1 million settlement with car washes for violation of employee rights
- 2012.01.06: NLRB rules that corporations may not strip employees of right to bring class actions
- 2011.12.26: Great Expressions Dental allegedly discriminates against HIV+ employee; now sues that employee and his supporters
- 2011.12.19: Court reverses itself and holds that use of term "boy" was evidence of race discrimination
- 2011.12.16: New federal regulation extends the right to minimum wage and overtime pay to home care workers
- 2011.12.14: Maine Supreme Judicial Court holds that Maine's workers comp law does not prohibit employers from discriminating against long-term temp employees for filing workers comp claims
- 2011.12.06: Maine Supreme Judicial Court upholds $547,000 judgment against Express Jet
- 2011.11.30: Maine law cited in report regarding employers' misclassification of employees as independent contractors
- 2011.11.25: National Labor Relations Board issues rule requiring employers to notify employees of their rights
- 2011.11.18: Senator Collins introduces bill to extend same-sex partner benefits to federal employees
- 2011.11.17: Mill worker from Frenchville with Reactive Airway Disease ineligible for workers' compensation after being forced out on early retirement
- 2011.11.16: Maine Workers' Compensation Board decision emphasizes importance of good faith work search in maximizing benefits
- 2011.11.08: Former muslim Whole Foods employee sues for religious discrimination
- 2011.10.31: Maine Human Rights Commission finds that Discovery House unlawfully retaliated against two employees
- 2011.10.28: Maine Human Rights Commission Investigator finds that On the Edge Chipping unlawfully fired a whistleblower
- 2011.10.17: Large New York law firm sued by former CFO for disability discrimination
- 2011.10.12: Maine Human Rights Commission finds that Saco-based machine shop discriminated against applicant because of his age
- 2011.10.07: Ohio may join Maine in outlawing discrimination against LGBT employees
- 2011.09.28: President's proposed American Jobs Act would prohibit discrimination against the unemployed
- 2011.09.27: Law Court upholds $140,000 penalty against insurer for late filing of Notice of Controversy
- 2011.09.19: Federal court in Portland certifies collective action against Fed Ex for violations of wage & hour laws
- 2011.09.15: Federal court in Portland denies Lincare, Inc.'s motion to dismiss False Claims Act retaliation claim
- 2011.09.06: MaineGeneral faces discrimination lawsuit from former employee
- 2011.08.30: Kennebec County Court affirms arbitration award against Down East Community Hospital
- 2011.08.25: Mass. Judge found to have discriminated against female applicant
- 2011.08.15: Whistleblowers bring lawsuit against security firm that protects Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
- 2011.08.08: Praxair faces lawsuit filed by whistleblower who worked in its Biddeford facility
- 2011.08.01: Employees lose their challenge to Verizon's use of GPS to track them
- 2011.07.29: New Haven firefighters reverse discrimination lawsuit settles
- 2011.07.21: EEOC looking at discriminatory effects of employers' use of arrest and conviction records to screen applicants
- 2011.07.12: Experts debate the effects of the Wal-Mart case
- 2011.07.11: Federal Court rules in favor of whistleblower's right to retain recordings of conversations with supervisors regarding their reasons for adverse employment action against him until after those supervisors are questioned about their reasons
- 2011.07.11: U.S. District Court finds Maine Employer Discriminated on the Basis of Pregnancy, Race, and Disability
- 2011.07.07: Federal Court in Bangor rules against Bath Iron Works in disability discrimination case
- 2011.06.30: In a sign of what could happen in Maine, Ohioans seek to put anti-union law up for a vote on the ballot
- 2011.06.21: Maine women who work for Wal-Mart, or used to work there, should contact a lawyer immediately if they believe Wal-Mart discriminated against them
- 2011.06.13: Wells Fargo will pay $32 million to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit
- 2011.06.09: Some states are starting to follow Maine in protecting transgendered people from employment discrimination
- 2011.06.03: Maine legislature is considering a bill that would weaken unions which represent public employees
- 2011.05.26: Maine Senators having second thoughts over bill that would exempt DeCoster Egg Farms from laws that protect employees
- 2011.05.17: Maine Human Rights Commission finds that Portland cleaning business discriminated against pregnant employee
- 2011.05.13: Chicago will have to pay roughly $30 million and hire 111 bypassed firefighters to remedy its discrimination against African Americans
- 2011.05.02: Cumberland County Superior Court finds that St. Joseph's Manor is liable for sexual harassment
- 2011.04.25: Senator Collins supports a bill that would prohibit employment discrimination against people based on their sexual orientation or gender identity
- 2011.04.18: Maine Human Rights Commission finds that Tamco Transportation discriminated against employee because of his disability
- 2011.04.12: Maine Human Rights Commission finds that Parker K. Bailey & Sons retaliated against whistleblower
- 2011.04.08: Workers Rights Board of Eastern Maine attempts to help resolve dispute between EMMC and its nurses
- 2011.03.30: Maine lawmaker introduces bill to reduce teenagers' wages
- 2011.03.24: Mainers with disabilities will likely benefit from new EEOC regulations
- 2011.03.16: A new bill in Congress would protect unemployed Mainers from discrimination
- 2011.03.09: Maine legislature considers rolling back child labor laws
- 2011.02.28: Maine Human Rights Commission finds that Hannaford Bros. unlawfully discriminated against employee
- 2011.02.21: Minority restaurant workers in Maine and elsewhere earn far less than white workers
- 2011.02.18: Massachusetts moves a step closer to Maine in protecting people from employment discrimination
- 2011.02.07: Maine federal court permits whistleblower case against Correctional Medical Services, Inc. to go trial
- 2011.01.31: First Circuit Court of Appeals rules that religious healing is not medical care under FMLA
- 2011.01.25: Maine Human Rights Commission finds that diner in Belfast discriminated against a disabled employee
- 2011.01.20: Maine federal court rules in favor of whistleblower in case against Crisis & Counseling Centers, Inc.
- 2011.01.11: Maine Legislature looks for ways to shorten employment discrimination investigations in the midst of a nationwide surge in complaints
- 2011.01.05: Can an employer fire a white employee for using the n-word if it lets black employees say it?
- 2010.12.30: You may have given up your Constitutional rights without even knowing it
- 2010.12.20: Maine drivers claim that FedEx misclassified them as independent contractors
- 2010.12.13: Maine state workers and Republican lawmakers are gearing up for a fight
- 2010.12.07: Mainers who have worked for Wal-Mart could be affected by U.S. Supreme Court decision
- 2010.12.03: Can your employer fire you because your spouse stood up to its discriminatory practices?
- 2010.11.23: Eastern Maine Medical Center nurses strike because of concerns for patient safety
- 2010.11.17: Maine Senators vote against law that would protect women from pay discrimination
- 2010.11.10: EEOC issues regulations that implement genetic information discrimination law
- 2010.11.02: Maine Human Rights Commission finds that Gorham business discriminated against an employee with a disability
- 2010.10.29: City of Gardiner is charged with whistleblower retaliation
- 2010.10.21: EEOC examines whether employers discriminate when they perform credit checks
- 2010.10.14: Can your employer fire you for complaining about violations of overtime pay or minimum wage laws?
- 2010.10.04: Court permits disability discrimination claim against the Town of Stonington to go forward
- 2010.09.27: Discrimination Against Muslims on the Rise
- 2010.09.20: Union representatives for the Rumford mill testify in Washington in favor of tariff
- 2010.09.17: Maine Federal Court permits wage claims to go forward against Wood Structures and Roark Capital
- 2010.09.10: Maine Federal Court permits age discrimination case against Clair to go to trial
- 2010.09.07: Federal Court Denies Defendant's Motions with Respect to Mainer's Claims of Age Discrimination in Hiring
- 2010.08.30: Employer may not retaliate against employee who helps co-worker oppose sexual harassment
- 2010.07.21: Maine Legislators Contemplate Changes to Maine State Retirement System
- 2010.07.15: Cumberland County Jury Finds Express Jet Liable for Sexual Orientation Discrimination
- 2010.06.18: Extension of unemployment compensation benefits blocked in Senate
- 2010.05.25: Maine Human Rights Commission finds that Sanford discriminated against woman on the basis of age
- 2010.05.24: CUMBERLAND COUNTY MAINE JURY AWARDS WHISTLEBLOWER $1,015,000 IN DAMAGES
- 2010.04.18: United States District Court Judge Holds that Employee's 2005 Age Discrimination Claim is Timely
- 2010.04.02: Effort to Protect Sick Workers in Maine Fails
- 2010.02.04: Maine Senators Express Concern Over Pro-Labor Policy for Government Contractors
- 2010.01.27: Are You a Maine Truck Driver Who Was Fired for Refusing to Operate Illegally?
- 2009.12.29: President Signs Bill Guaranteeing Day in Court for Defense Contractors' Employees Subjected to Harassment and Discrimination on the Basis of Sex, Race, Color, National Origin, or Religion
- 2009.12.23: Mainers Paying for COBRA Insurance Will Benefit from Extension of Subsidy
- 2009.12.16: Newspaper Reporter in Maine Fired for Anti-Gay Marriage Email
- 2009.11.23: Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act (GINA) Becomes Effective
- 2009.11.16: Amendments to Family and Medical Leave Act Help Military Families
- 2009.10.11: Maine Human Rights Commission Investigation Finds Employer Discriminated Against Employee With Brain Injury
- 2009.09.24: Congress considering bill that could help unemployed Mainers
- 2009.09.22: Is your employer paying you what the law requires?
- 2009.09.17: Discrimination case against Fairpoint moves one step closer to trial
- 2009.08.12: Disability discrimination case against Outback Steakhouse may go forward
- 2009.07.23: Maine Supreme Court sides with whistleblower
- 2009.07.15: Maine Human Rights Commission Finds Home Depot Engaged in Sexual Orientation Discrimination and Retaliation
