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Mercy Hospital offers early retirement buyouts
July 29, 2016As part of an effort to cut expenses as it plans to consolidate operations at its Portland-based Fore River location, Mercy Hospital has offered early retirement buyouts to 99 employees.
July 29, 2016New chair of Maine Insurance Association a familiar face
July 26, 2016Michelle Ibarguen, the Augusta branch manager and president of the independent insurance provider Cross Insurance, has been appointed chairwoman for the board of the Maine Insurance Association.
July 26, 2016Women in business: Wherefore the gender question?
July 25, 2016During a recent interview with Deanna Sherman, president and CEO of Dead River Co., the inevitable question of gender in the executive suite came up. Inevitable, I say, because gender disparities in position, title and pay remain in many workplaces
July 25, 2016The ripple effect of Jackson Lab's base-pay boost
July 18, 2016The increase of minimum wage at Jackson Laboratory is getting praise from some politicians and educators in the state, with its rolling-out and effect on the community at large adding more talking points into November's ballot question that looks to
July 18, 2016Fed funds awarded for telemedicine and rural broadband access
July 18, 2016Maine continues to get significant funding boosts from the federal government as four school districts and MaineHealth, a rural health care provider, have been awarded a total of $1,644,596 through the Distance Learning and Telemedicine Loan and
July 18, 2016Nurse walkout looms at Aroostook Medical Center
July 14, 2016The Aroostook Medical Center in Presque Isle is facing a two-day strike from 200 unionized nurses if the medical center doesn't add nursing staff, a goal that they've sought for at least five years in contract negotiations.
July 14, 2016
How To: Turn new federal overtime rules into a competitive advantage
July 11, 2016The new federal overtime rules will more than double the threshold for employers to avoid paying overtime when salaried employees work over 40 hours — moving from $23,660 per year to $47,476 per year. This presents serious challenges for employers.
July 11, 2016
How To: Argue, properly
July 11, 2016This very intense, very intelligent guy startled me by saying something I never had heard before. He interrupted a vigorous argument with me by saying, “You know, Jim, I see your point now. I agree with you. You're right.”
July 11, 2016
How To: Avoid moving from one bad job to another
June 27, 2016You're looking to move on from your job. You dutifully made your list of “likes” and “dislikes” for your current job. The last thing you want to do is end up at a new job with the same problems (picture Bill Murray in “Groundhog Day”).
June 27, 2016
Help wanted: Tyler, Wayfair and SaviLinx searching for 1,700 workers
May 30, 2016The prospect of hiring up to 550 new workers over the next decade, including dozens of highly coveted software developers and IT specialists, isn't keeping Tyler Technologies' Christopher Hepburn and Robert Sansone up at nights.
May 30, 2016
How To: Use meditation and mindfulness to help your business
May 23, 2016I recently did a podcast with digital marketing expert and author Stephen Woessner called “Onward Nation” in which I revealed that I have been using hypnotherapy for several years, using it to solve problems and focus on what's important in my lif
May 23, 2016How To: See value in negative role models
April 18, 2016My first manager spoiled me. He looked out for me, pushed me to succeed and left me alone. He made it a point to constructively correct bad behavior, and was always there with public praise for a job done well.
April 18, 2016Unum expands portfolio with $127 million deal
April 5, 2016Unum (NYSE: UNM), which is based in Chattanooga, Tenn., entered into an agreement to buy H&J Capital LLC, parent of Starmount Life Insurance Co. and AlwaysCare Benefits, for $127 million plus net assets.
April 5, 2016Former BIW employees claim unjust firings
January 12, 2016Two longtime employees at Bath Iron Works have filed federal lawsuits charging the company with illegally firing them during approved medical leave.
January 12, 2016Are you ready for the new federal overtime rules?
November 30, 2015The U.S. Department of Labor's recently proposed rule changes to the "white collar" overtime exemptions under the Fair Labor Standards Act would raise the minimum salary required for those exemptions.
November 30, 2015Maine AFL-CIO elects first woman president
October 27, 2015The Maine AFL-CIO at its convention Friday in Bangor elected its first woman president, Cynthia Phinney, a meter reader for Central Maine Power Co.
October 27, 2015
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