Rudman Winchell attorney Anne-Marie Storey is quoted in this very interesting article from the Bangor Daily News.
Rudman Winchell attorney Anne-Marie Storey is quoted in this very interesting article from the Bangor Daily News.
By Anne-Marie L. Storey, Esq. A new case from the Sixth Circuit is a dramatic illustration of what can happen if an employer incorrectly applies the FMLA to an employee who was not ever eligible for that benefit. In this case, the employee had various disputes with his supervisor and ultimately went out of work…
April 2, 2020 With many businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to highlight one of the major components of the CARES Act recently passed by the federal government. Namely, the Paycheck Protection Program. Found in Title I, Keeping American Workers Paid & Employed Act. It is essentially a revenue replacement program for businesses…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent outbreak of monkeypox to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Because of the difference in how monkeypox is understood to spread, there may be less immediate concern about most workplaces at this time (with the exception of healthcare). At this time, neither the CDC nor OSHA…
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination against gay, lesbian or transgender employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, who authored the opinion, wrote that “We must decide whether an employer can fire someone simply for…
By Anne-Marie L. Storey, Esq. Employers should have their calendars marked for Thursday, September 19, 2019, as the day on which nonemergency laws passed in the First Regular Session of the 129th Legislature become effective. In our recent Lunch and Learn sessions discussing the legislation, we recommended that employers review existing application forms as well…
By Anne-Marie L. Storey, Esq. Last week, OSHA announced a new rule which will require employers to notify the agency when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye. The rule was issued on September 11, 2014 and goes into effect on January 1, 2015. …
By Anne-Marie L. Storey, Esq. A new case from the Sixth Circuit is a dramatic illustration of what can happen if an employer incorrectly applies the FMLA to an employee who was not ever eligible for that benefit. In this case, the employee had various disputes with his supervisor and ultimately went out of work…
April 2, 2020 With many businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to highlight one of the major components of the CARES Act recently passed by the federal government. Namely, the Paycheck Protection Program. Found in Title I, Keeping American Workers Paid & Employed Act. It is essentially a revenue replacement program for businesses…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent outbreak of monkeypox to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Because of the difference in how monkeypox is understood to spread, there may be less immediate concern about most workplaces at this time (with the exception of healthcare). At this time, neither the CDC nor OSHA…
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination against gay, lesbian or transgender employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, who authored the opinion, wrote that “We must decide whether an employer can fire someone simply for…
By Anne-Marie L. Storey, Esq. Employers should have their calendars marked for Thursday, September 19, 2019, as the day on which nonemergency laws passed in the First Regular Session of the 129th Legislature become effective. In our recent Lunch and Learn sessions discussing the legislation, we recommended that employers review existing application forms as well…
By Anne-Marie L. Storey, Esq. Last week, OSHA announced a new rule which will require employers to notify the agency when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye. The rule was issued on September 11, 2014 and goes into effect on January 1, 2015. …
By Anne-Marie L. Storey, Esq. A new case from the Sixth Circuit is a dramatic illustration of what can happen if an employer incorrectly applies the FMLA to an employee who was not ever eligible for that benefit. In this case, the employee had various disputes with his supervisor and ultimately went out of work…
April 2, 2020 With many businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic, we wanted to highlight one of the major components of the CARES Act recently passed by the federal government. Namely, the Paycheck Protection Program. Found in Title I, Keeping American Workers Paid & Employed Act. It is essentially a revenue replacement program for businesses…
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the recent outbreak of monkeypox to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. Because of the difference in how monkeypox is understood to spread, there may be less immediate concern about most workplaces at this time (with the exception of healthcare). At this time, neither the CDC nor OSHA…
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibits employment discrimination against gay, lesbian or transgender employees based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Justice Neil M. Gorsuch, who authored the opinion, wrote that “We must decide whether an employer can fire someone simply for…
By Anne-Marie L. Storey, Esq. Employers should have their calendars marked for Thursday, September 19, 2019, as the day on which nonemergency laws passed in the First Regular Session of the 129th Legislature become effective. In our recent Lunch and Learn sessions discussing the legislation, we recommended that employers review existing application forms as well…
By Anne-Marie L. Storey, Esq. Last week, OSHA announced a new rule which will require employers to notify the agency when an employee is killed on the job or suffers a work-related hospitalization, amputation or loss of an eye. The rule was issued on September 11, 2014 and goes into effect on January 1, 2015. …
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