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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. Although Title VII…more

In 2009, I wrote a short article highlighting new water quality initiatives that had the potential to impact wastewater treatment plant operations. At that time, I focused on the recently proposed Atlantic salmon listing and…more

E-Verify is the federal government’s current foray into electronic verification of employment authorization of US workers that functions as a complement to — not a replacement for — the traditional paper-based Form I-9…more

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. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter or…more

The supplemental budget signed by Governor LePage yesterday includes a use tax amnesty program, known as the 2012 Maine Use Tax Compliance Program. Maine use tax is a substitute for Maine sales tax for property that is used in…more

On Monday, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. blocked the National Labor Relations Board’s controversial new rules concerning the union representation election process that had gone into effect at the end of April 2012. The…more

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. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter or…more

When you enter into a contract with a vendor, you generally impose insurance requirements on the vendor and an indemnification obligation. But consider whether your current contracts have insurance requirements that would cover…more

The new markets tax credit program has helped to finance thousands of worthwhile projects in so-called “low-income communities” over the last eleven years. For the first time in a decade, which communities qualify as a…more

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. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter or…more

On April 27, 2012, the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) proposed final regulations governing the eligibility of biomass energy for Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) for compliance with the Massachusetts…more

This year’s short legislative session produced significant new tax laws dealing with all of Maine’s major taxes, as well as increased legislative oversight of Maine Revenue and dynamic fiscal analysis. Below is a brief…more

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. If you would like more specific information regarding an item in this newsletter or…more

We are pleased to share our summary of new laws enacted by the State of Maine 125th Legislature, 2nd Regular Session. When the Legislature completes its business, we will update the 2012 Summary of New Maine Laws report…more

National Labor Relations Board Chairman Mark Gaston Pearce has announced that the Board is delaying its new poster requirement indefinitely “pending the resolution of the issues” in various court challenges to the rule adopting…more