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Human resources

  • January jobless rate down over the year

    March 14, 2012

    Maine’s unemployment rate was 7% in January, down from 8% one year ago, according to the Maine Department of Labor. The rate, however, was unchanged from December.

    March 14, 2012

  • New England jobless rate better than national average

    March 8, 2012

    The 2011 unemployment rate in New England was lower than the U.S. average for the fourth year in a row, according to data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

    March 8, 2012

  • Pay increases need a focus and purpose

    Alison Hinson March 5, 2012

    The economy looks like it is slowly but surely trending in the right direction. After years of reining in expenses, including employee pay, it's time to seriously consider giving your employees a raise.

    Alison Hinson March 5, 2012

  • Report: Maine ranks first in 2011 job loss

    February 9, 2012

    A recent analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy claims Maine lost the most jobs per capita of any state in the nation in 2011.

    February 9, 2012

  • Unemployment rate improvement leads to benefits loss

    February 6, 2012

    A drop in Maine’s unemployment rate means the state is no longer on the federal list of high unemployment states, meaning long-term unemployed people in Maine will no longer be eligible for up to 13 weeks of federally funded unemployment under the

    February 6, 2012

  • Program rewards employees and worthy causes

    Pam Boudreau-kemp, Principal, Kemp Goldberg Partners, Portland February 6, 2012

    Kemp Goldberg Partners recently launched an employee recognition program that achieves the dual goal of rewarding employee milestones while simultaneously supporting worthy charities.

    Pam Boudreau-kemp, Principal, Kemp Goldberg Partners, Portland February 6, 2012

  • Unemployment rate steady at 7%

    January 25, 2012

    Maine’s unemployment rate held steady in December from the month prior, remaining at 7%, according to the Maine Department of Labor.

    January 25, 2012

  • Theater troupe helps supervisors resolve dicey workplace issues

    January 23, 2012

    A typical script written by Marti Stevens Interactive Improvisational Theater for its corporate clients goes something like this:

    January 23, 2012

  • Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership's mobile training targets jobless

    Matt Dodge January 23, 2012

    A new job training program preparing Maine's unemployed to work in the state's industrial sector is embracing a need-based approach to vocational training.

    Matt Dodge January 23, 2012

  • Businesses grapple with evolving social media rules

    Rebecca Goldfine January 23, 2012

    In 2010, a female ambulance worker in Connecticut fumed about her boss on Facebook, calling him names like "scumbag" and writing, "Love how the company allows a 17 to be a supervisor." Number 17 referred to her company's code for a psychiatric pat

    Rebecca Goldfine January 23, 2012

  • Executive compensation

    Steven Gerlach Attorney In Bernstein Shur's Tax, Trusts And Estates Practice Group, And Labor And Employment Practice Group January 23, 2012

    When deciding how to compensate its executives, a business must examine not only the array of incentive and compensation strategies, but how they are regulated.

    Steven Gerlach Attorney In Bernstein Shur's Tax, Trusts And Estates Practice Group, And Labor And Employment Practice Group January 23, 2012

  • Workers' comp

    Rebecca Goldfine January 23, 2012

    Workplace injuries in Maine have decreased by more than 40% over the last two decades as job sites have become safer and the number of dangerous jobs has declined.

    Rebecca Goldfine January 23, 2012

  • Laid-off Verso workers eligible for TAA aid

    January 17, 2012

    Workers laid off last fall from Verso Corp.’s Bucksport paper mill are now eligible for federal job-training benefits.

    January 17, 2012

  • OSHA cites Biddeford Hostess facility

    January 10, 2012

    The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Interstate Brands, doing business as Hostess Brands, for workplace safety issues at its Biddeford production plant.

    January 10, 2012

  • Safeguard your business by paying attention to signs of employee theft

    Alison Hinson January 9, 2012

    "When will one of my employees steal money from me?" This is not a question many business owners ask themselves, but it should be.

    Alison Hinson January 9, 2012

  • Maine DOL releases 2010 livable wages

    January 5, 2012

    The Maine Department of Labor has released updated average livable wages for 2010 that range from $11.02 per hour to $21.89 per hour.

    January 5, 2012

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Sales of electric vehicles rose by 25% last year, with 17 million sold worldwide, according to the International Energy Agency's recent "Global EV Outlook." The trend is led by China, where half of the new cars sold were EVs. 

In the U.S., sales of EVs increased by 10% last year, but that was off the pace of 2023, when a 40% gain was recorded.  

The report noted a plateauing of sales in Europe, where some countries are rolling back incentives offered to EV buyers.  

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