Mar 20, 2018
https://www.americanbar.org/groups/gpsolo/publications/gpsolo_ereport/2018/march-2018/from-athlete-advocate-lessons-learned-sports-propel-lawyers-compete-champions.html Here’s an interesting bit from the American Bar Association on the tendency of former...
Mar 15, 2018
Thanks to the Maine Energy Marketers Association for having me present on marijuana in the workplace at their 2018 HR day in Freeport yesterday. We discussed Maine’s medical marijuana statute, 22 M.R.S. ss. 2421-2430, the current recreational marijuana statute,...
Jan 10, 2018
Last month the Maine Supreme Judicial Court decided a Freedom of Access case involving the exceptions for the work product privilege and the informant identity privilege. Dubois v. Department of Environmental Protection, 2017 ME 224. Take-aways for Maine public...
Dec 20, 2017
Here’s an interesting case out of the Maine Supreme Judicial Court, Huff v. Regional Transportation Program, in which the Court ruled, for the first time in Maine, that mere reimbursement of a volunteer driver’s mileage expenses does not in and of itself,...
Sep 18, 2017
As part of my ongoing efforts to educate local businesses on employment law issues, I will present on the new USCIS Form I-9 at the Lewiston Auburn Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce later this month. This new I-9 form becomes mandatory starting TODAY: September 18,...
Sep 15, 2017
Before you shout “church and state,” hear me out. Work-life balance may be all the rage these days, but as the Red Mass’ history shows, it’s nothing new for those of us in the legal profession. The Red Mass originated in 13th century France,...
