Maine Today Media ran a series of articles critical of Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Patricia Aho.

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.

The Legislature has completed its first week of the session. With a couple of exceptions, this was a fairly quiet week in Augusta.

This week, the Governor’s Office announced that the Commissioner of the Department of Labor, Robert Winglass, will retire as soon as his replacement is confirmed by the Legislature.

The rumors circulating since June 2021 have proven to be true: the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has proposed a rule that would substantially increase the salary basis threshold for exempt employees.

Last month, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) issued its latest opinion on the scope of employees’ Section 7 rights while posting on social media sites like Facebook.

Records that document any information reported to EPA must be maintained for five years.

As we all prepare for -- or cope with -- the impacts of this storm, we hope you and your loved ones stay safe.

A packaging company in Dudley, MA has agreed to pay $484,900 in penalties to settle EPA claims that the company violated numerous federal and state regulations.

In a November 16, 2012 alert, we discussed the New Hampshire Supreme Court’s November 9, 2012 decision in Town of Carroll v. Rines.

Members of the 126th Legislature were sworn into office on December 5th, marking the first day of the 126th Legislature.

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.

Most everyone's attention in State government and in the Maine media is on November's elections, which are less than three weeks away.

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House is a weekly update that provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.

"Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House" provides a high-level overview of recent activity at the Maine State House.

With the budget in place, the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee could then turn to outstanding legislation that requires funding in order to be enacted.

In George v. NWMCC, CA No. 10-10289-DJC (D. Mass., September 27, 2012), United States District Judge Denise Casper granted class certification to a group of employees and former employees of National Water Main Cleaning Company (NWMCC), a provider of sewer and catch basin cleaning services (among other things).

The U.S. Supreme Court’s 2011 decision in AT&T Mobility LLC v. Concepcion, upholding the enforceability of a class action waiver in a consumer arbitration agreement, was applauded by employers, who initially (reasonably) assumed that Concepcion paved the way for class action waivers in employment agreements.

Maine law regarding cross-appeals has long been murky, and as a result that subject has often been the subject of commentary both at this blog (here and here, for instance) and elsewhere.

With the economy dragging and jobs difficult to come by, students who might otherwise have obtained paying jobs have increasingly turned to unpaid internships as a way to gain relevant experience and enhance their resumes.