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Human resources

  • Bath Iron Works employees file human rights complaints

    October 22, 2015

    A Maine Human Rights Commission investigator found reasonable grounds to support age-discrimination complaints filed by three Bath Iron Works employees.

    October 22, 2015
  • Human rights commission rules against Day's Jewelers

    October 7, 2015

    The Maine Human Rights Commission ruled that there is reason to believe the owners of Day's Jewelers created a hostile work environment for a Native American employee because of his race, Maine Public Broadcasting Network reported Tuesday.

    October 7, 2015
  • Former T-Mobile employee to sue over harassment at Oakland call center

    October 7, 2015

    A former employee at the T-Mobile call center in Oakland said she plans to sue the company in federal court for prohibiting her from discussing a sexual harassment complaint she made against a supervisor, the Morning Sentinel reported Tuesday.

    October 7, 2015
  • Direct Vet Marketing on hiring blitz Thursday

    Lori Valigra September 23, 2015

    Direct Vet Marketing Inc., a Portland-based veterinary medicine services company, plans to hire 25 account managers in its downtown Portland office during a job fair this Thursday, founder and CEO Benjamin Shaw told Mainebiz in an interview.

    Lori Valigra September 23, 2015
  • Shuttered Old Port sandwich shop accused of wage theft

    September 22, 2015

    Former employees of Pockets, a 24/7 sandwich shop on Fore Street in Portland that closed abruptly in early September, are accusing their former boss of not paying them, the Bangor Daily News reported Tuesday morning.

    September 22, 2015
  • Find a solution for the 'bad meetings' problem

    Jim Milliken September 21, 2015

    Meetings often are the tragedy of organizations. Many meetings suffocate initiative, disrupt productivity and poison attitudes.

    Jim Milliken September 21, 2015
  • Building a benefits practice: Wakelin, Hallock and O'Donovan join Eaton Peabody's Portland office

    James McCarthy September 7, 2015

    The Portland law firm of Wakelin, Hallock and O'Donovan has joined with Eaton Peabody, creating what both firms say will be the second largest employee benefits and executive compensation practice group in the state after Verrill Dana.

    James McCarthy September 7, 2015
  • Finding top performers: Brunswick company helps employers make the 'right hire'

    James McCarthy June 29, 2015

    Hiring, developing and training the right people are the top three problems for most business owners and CEOs, says Art Boulay, CEO of Brunswick-based Strategic Talent Management.

    James McCarthy June 29, 2015
  • 'Wellness' comes in many forms and companies are expanding the array of health care and financial benefits

    Jennifer Van Allen June 29, 2015

    As the cost of providing health insurance has continued to rise over the past decade, employers have been asking their workers to shoulder more of the expense.

    Jennifer Van Allen June 29, 2015
  • Human rights panel rules against Paris eatery

    April 28, 2015

    The Maine Human Rights Commission has ruled that there is reason to believe the now-closed Shaner’s Family Restaurant in Paris discriminated against a waitress who was removed from the work schedule when she was pregnant.

    April 28, 2015
  • Panel finds Auburn firm discriminated

    February 26, 2015

    The Maine Human Rights Commission ruled this week that Auburn manufacturer Tambrands Inc. likely discriminated against a work applicant because of his age.

    February 26, 2015
  • Verso settles Bucksport severance payments

    February 13, 2015

    Verso Paper said it has sent severance payments to the last of more than 500 workers who were laid off from the now-shuttered Bucksport mill.

    February 13, 2015
  • Panel: Shaw’s workers faced discrimination

    January 29, 2015

    The Maine Human Rights Commission has ruled in favor of three women who alleged that Shaw’s Supermarkets discriminated against them because of their age when they were laid off among hundreds of workers in 2012.

    January 29, 2015
  • Diversified buys Singapore company

    October 20, 2014

    Portland-based Diversified Communications has purchased a media and events company based in Singapore, making it the company’s fifth acquisition this year.

    October 20, 2014
  • Ryan Jackson's outsourcing services aim to improve how companies operate

    Lori Valigra October 6, 2014

    Tossing a baseball nonstop from hand to hand — a souvenir he caught at a Fisher Cats game — Ryan Jackson, 34, exudes a surprising casual confidence considering he's the CEO of two related companies that combined are expected to bring in $24 millio

    Lori Valigra October 6, 2014
  • Oakhurst drivers sue for unpaid overtime

    May 6, 2014

    A small group of former and current Oakhurst Dairy delivery drivers is seeking unpaid overtime in a class-action lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court this week.

    May 6, 2014

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Inflation, higher air fares and steeper hotel and Airbnb rates have put the damper on some vacation plans. 

Yet, amid higher costs, Mainers often look for a respite from the summer crowds that invade the Pine Tree State from Memorial Weekend to Labor Day.

Going into the three-day Memorial Day holiday, AAA estimates that 45.1 million people will travel at least 50 miles from home. (Some 39.4 million plan to travel by car.) The previous record goes back to 2005, when 44 million people traveled for the long weekend — the traditional start of summer.