Nov 5, 2020
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...
Sep 15, 2020
According to this article from Bloomberg, printed in the Lewiston Sun journal, “no major private employer has stepped forward with plans to forgo withholding the levy from workers’ paychecks” as permitted by the recent executive order. This is...
Aug 25, 2020
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...
Mar 26, 2020
While we wait for the next federal legislative dump to send us back into furious reading and digesting, here are some take-aways on what’s already happened, and an opportunity for small businesses to do something about this paid sick and FMLA leave requirement...
Mar 24, 2020
This afternoon, Gov. Mills issued An Order Regarding Essential Business and Operations, requiring non-essential businesses to close to the public. I’ve been fielding lots of questions this afternoon and I think it’s important for folks to read the order...
