Portland City Council Declines to Repeal State of Emergency, Triggering Hazard Wage Effective 1/1/2022
On Monday, December 20, the Portland City Council voted to postpone action to repeal the current municipal state of...more
On Sunday, December 27, 2020 President Trump signed into law the $900 billion stimulus package enacted by Congress on December 21. His signature ensures that this new relief spending for individuals, families, workers, and...more
On June 15, 2020, Maine Governor Janet Mills announced a modification to the state’s reopening plan to allow restaurants in Androscoggin, Cumberland, and York counties to open for indoor dining. ...more
On June 11, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) released a revised interim final rule to implement changes made by the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act. ...more
On Wednesday, June 10, 2020, Governor Janet Mills issued a proclamation extending Maine’s state of civil emergency through July 10, 2020. This is the third proclamation renewing the state of civil emergency....more
6/13/2020
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State of Emergency
On Monday, June 8, 2020, Maine Governor Janet Mills announced that the state has built on its partnership with IDEXX Laboratories to quadruple its COVID-19 testing capacity. ...more
On Wednesday, June 3, 2020 the U.S. Senate passed House bill 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020. The bill, which would provide greater flexibility to PPP loan recipients, is next headed to the...more
On Thursday, May 28, 2020, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 7010, a bill that would provide businesses greater flexibility in how they spend Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan proceeds while still allowing...more
The Small Business Administration (SBA) recently released two interim final rules to accompany the new Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Loan Forgiveness Application. ...more
Maine overnight summer camps are permitted to open on July 1, as part of Phase II of the state’s reopening schedule. To help camps prepare for that date, the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) has...more
Maine continues to follow the phased reopening plan issued by Governor Mills on April 28, 2020. See this alert for more information. However, as new information and greater testing capacity has become available, the...more
On May 13, 2020, the Small Business Administration (SBA) updated its Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to provide important safe harbors on the Paycheck Protection Program’s (PPP) requirement that a borrower make a good faith...more
Creating an Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Plan -
In part one of this series, we covered the principles that should govern how you plan for the resumption of more “normal” operations. In particular, we...more
Part I - OSHA Guidance on COVID-19 Lowers Risk and Helps Point the Way Back to Work -
As hard as it may be at times to believe this, the day will soon come when your business will be able to start returning to something...more
On April 15, 2020 the Maine Department of Economic and Community Development (DECD) released new guidance for its previous determination that real estate activities are an “essential business” during the stay-at-home order...more
Pierce Atwood’s Environmental and Land Use Practice Groups are pleased to provide a summary of key environmental legislation from the 129th Maine Legislature’s First Regular Session, which adjourned sine die, on June 20,...more
7/1/2019
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We are pleased to share our 2016 Summary of New Maine Laws enacted during the Second Regular Session of Maine's 127th Legislature, which adjourned sine die April 29, 2016.
We provide you this summary to help you stay...more
5/19/2016
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