NLRB finds Maine Coast Memorial Hospital and Northern Light violated...
On March 30, 2020 the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”) affirmed the conclusion of a NLRB Administrative Law Judge that Maine Coast Memorial Hospital (“MCMH”) discriminated against Karen Jo...
View ArticleWatch out for hiring discrimination by Hannaford and other employers
State and Federal laws prohibit discrimination in hiring. Illegal discrimination occurs when an employer fails to hire due to a job applicant’s age, race, national origin, religion, gender, sexual...
View ArticleMERG persuades federal court to reject employer’s attempt to make it harder...
The U.S. District Court of Maine has denied a motion filed by national employment defense firm Littler Mendelson in which Littler attempted to persuade the court to make it more difficult for workers...
View ArticleFirst Circuit orders new trial for MERG client in disability discrimination...
Yesterday, the First Circuit ruled in favor of the Maine Employee Rights Group’s (MERG) client Brian Bell in a disability discrimination case. MERG attorney Allan Townsend argued to the First Circuit...
View Article$867,000 Verdict Upheld by Maine Federal Court
Can an employer waive the statutory limitation on liability provisions of the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and Maine Human Rights Act (MHRA) which limits the amount an employee can recover in a...
View ArticleCourt Orders Employer to Produce Notes Made by Employee During Employment
It is not uncommon for an employee experiencing whistleblower retaliation or discrimination to audio record the employer’s managers, supervisors, and co-workers for later use in a lawsuit against the...
View ArticleCourt Finds Employer Guilty of Retaliation Against Employee For Reporting...
On January 21, 2022, the Maine Business and Consumer Court entered a Judgment in favor of Anthony Nadeau and against his former employer T.R. Sign Design, Inc. a sign fabrication and installation...
View ArticleEmployee Rights Group Client Prevails in Retaliation Claim
On April 20, 2022, the United States District Court for the District of Maine entered a Judgment in favor of Erin Papkee and against her former employer MECAP d/b/a Milk Street Capital, a real estate...
View ArticleU.S. Supreme Court Holds that Arbitration Agreements are Not Above Contract Law
Agreeing to “terms and conditions” of participation has become a near-daily occurrence in the modern world. We communicate assent to terms and conditions when we sign the lease for a new apartment,...
View ArticleMaine Human Rights Commission Confirms Broad Protections for Pregnant Employees
On September 18, 2023, the Maine Human Rights Commission considered a case in which an employee alleged that she was denied reasonable accommodation for a pregnancy-related condition and found in the...
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