Maine Supreme Court sides with whistleblower
The Maine Supreme Court issued its decision in a whistleblower case, Maine Human Rights Commission et al. v. Saddleback, Inc. et al., on July 16, 2009. The Maine Human Rights Commission (MHRC) brought...
View ArticleDisability discrimination case against Outback Steakhouse may go forward
On August 11, 2009, in Sensing v. Outback Steakhouse, the First Circuit Court of Appeals in Boston ruled against Outback Steakhouse in a disability discrimination case. (The First Circuit Court of...
View ArticleDiscrimination case against Fairpoint moves one step closer to trial
Magistrate Judge Margaret Kravchuk of the United States District Court for the District of Maine has issued a recommended decision denying Fairpoint Communications' Motion for Summary Judgment and...
View ArticleIs your employer paying you what the law requires?
Many Mainers take for granted that their employers pay them at least minimum wage or time-and-a-half for overtime. However, for low-wage workers in particular, that is something no one should take for...
View ArticleCongress considering bill that could help unemployed Mainers
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...
View ArticleMaine Human Rights Commission Investigation Finds Employer Discriminated...
On October 1, 2009 the Maine Human Rights Commission concluded an investigation which found that there were reasonable grounds to believe that an employee, April Vannah, was terminated from her job...
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