HR Hypos and Reflections on a Changing Employee Benefits World

Presentation Materials My good friend Amy Dieterich at Skelton, Tainter & Abbott, and I gave a presentation to the Central Maine Human Resources Association and the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce today. Amy does a lot of work as plaintiffs...

PPP forgiveness for loans $50,000.00 and less

If you are a PPP borrower and have loans of less than $50,000.00, good news- the forgiveness application recently got a lot simpler. The SBA promulgated an interim rule and Form 3508S, which simply requires the borrower to self-certify that they meet the requirements...

OSHA Guidance on Reporting Workplace COVID

If one of my employees gets COVID, do I have to tell OSHA? Should I report COVID exposure to OSHA if it happens at my company? Back in May, OSHA issued some new guidance regarding the recording and reporting of workplace-related COVID-19. This addresses whether COVID...

Living Our Values While Practicing Law

I am honored and pleased to announce my affiliation with the Catholic Foundation of Maine, having recently been elected by the Corporators of the Foundation to serve as a Trustee. The Catholic Foundation of Maine is a nonprofit charitable organization that manages...