With the Supreme Court’s ruling on the Affordable Care Act, some assumed that the status of that law would be settled. Controversy and questions, however, continue to abound in the healthcare arena. Maine is not immune to this continued uncertainty.

The necessity of preserving issues for appeal can be a trap for the unwary, leaving litigants without recourse if they fail to take proper steps to preserve a particular argument.

On July 10, 2023, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into law An Act Relating to Net Energy Billing and Distributed Solar and Energy Storage Systems. The Act was proposed as an amended version...

Last month, I expressed concern that a Seventh Circuit decision authored by Judge Posner in a consumer class action emphasized efficiency over fairness in deciding whether a class should be certified.

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.

Tuesday, November 5th is a state-wide election day in Maine.

Next Tuesday, the 6th, is Election Day, which marks the end of a campaign season filled with negative ads.

In 2009, the First Circuit held, as a matter of first impression, that class action settlement agreements may, in appropriate circumstances, include provisions for cy pres distributions.

The supplemental budget signed by Governor LePage yesterday includes a use tax amnesty program, known as the 2012 Maine Use Tax Compliance Program.

Last year, the 125th Maine Legislature enacted several amendments to the Maine Workers’ Compensation Act.

Last week, in Matamoros et al. v. Starbucks Corporation, the First Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed decisions of the District of Massachusetts (Hon. Nathanial M. Gorton), granting class certification to a group of Starbucks baristas and awarding damages in excess of $14 million under Massachusetts’ Tips Act.

Under the Dome: Inside the Maine State House will move to a bi-weekly distribution schedule beginning on June 15, 2012.

The end of 2011 and beginning of 2012 has been a busy time for the National Labor Relations Board.

Last month the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) issued enforcement guidance regarding when and how an employer may rely upon criminal background information without running afoul of Title VII.

On July 27, 2023, Maine Governor Janet Mills signed into law An Act Regarding the Procurement of Energy from Offshore Wind Resources. The Act calls for the responsible development...

E-Verify is an online service administered by the federal government that allows employers to run information about new hires through Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration databases to attempt to verify work authorization.

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.

On August 27, 2013, the U.S. Department of Labor’s Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced Final Rules that make changes to the regulations implementing the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

In early 2023, the District of Maine was the first district court to apply and interpret a recent and notable First Circuit ruling that should be top-of-mind for class action attorneys...