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OSHA fines Acadia Hospital
January 26, 2011Federal safety officials have fined The Acadia Hospital in Bangor $11,700 for failing to provide a safe working environment for employees and improperly documenting workplace injuries.
January 26, 2011Unemployment rate unchanged
January 26, 2011Maine's unemployment rate held steady at 7.3% in December from the previous month, though Acting Labor Commissioner John Dorrer said the rate could rise in coming months.
January 26, 2011Worker misclassification group scrapped
January 24, 2011Gov. Paul LePage has scrapped a task force established in 2009 to study worker misclassification.
January 24, 2011
Seeking an upgrade | Maine's tech sector seeks relief from a crackdown on employee misclassification, heralding a shift toward independent work
January 24, 2011The typical image of an independent contractor, that class of not-quite-employees now squarely in the crosshairs of state and federal regulators, is of a tool-belted construction worker laboring on a noisy job site filled with the clangs of heavy
January 24, 2011
For hire | Staffing agencies see pockets of hiring as Maine slowly emerges from recession-related cuts
January 24, 2011A convergence of employment trends suggests Maine employers might be loosening the hiring reins, at least for key positions, and replenishing staffing levels curtailed during the recession.
January 24, 2011Employers beware | The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act requires extra caution around medical disclosures
January 24, 2011Partner, Rudman-Winchell, Bangor
January 24, 2011Nurses file labor complaint against EMMC
January 19, 2011A nurses' union at Eastern Maine Medical Center that has been negotiating for months for a new contract has filed an unfair labor practices complaint with the National Labor Relations Board.
January 19, 2011New labor board forms in Brewer
January 18, 2011A Brewer-based labor group called Food AND Medicine, along with community leaders, yesterday announced the launch of the Eastern Maine Worker Rights Board.
January 18, 2011Maine population up 4% since 2000
December 22, 2010The state's population grew 4.2% over the last decade, about half the national rate, according to 2010 Census figures released yesterday.
December 22, 2010Lawmakers pass committee merger
December 20, 2010Following a compromise reached by the Rules Committee, the state Legislature Friday voted to merge the labor committee with the Business, Research and Economic Development Committee.
December 20, 2010Unemployment hovers around 7%
December 17, 2010Maine's unemployment rate inched down slightly in November to 7.3%, marking four consecutive months of decline.
December 17, 2010Labor committee merger advances
December 16, 2010A group of legislators yesterday voted to merge two committees that handle labor and business issues into one.
December 16, 2010Republicans seek to scrap labor committee
December 1, 2010Senate Republican leaders have proposed eliminating the Legislature's labor committee and putting labor issues under the Business, Research and Economic Development Committee, raising the opposition of Democrats and union officials.
December 1, 2010Jobless rate 7.4% in October
November 24, 2010Maine's unemployment rate fell in October seven percentage points compared with the same month last year.
November 24, 2010Unemployment insurance tax to rise
November 22, 2010Beginning in January, Maine employers will see a $10-per-employee tax increase to fund the state's unemployment trust fund.
November 22, 2010Central Maine Healthcare cuts 20 jobs
November 17, 2010About 20 jobs at Central Maine Healthcare have been eliminated, after the Lewiston-based organization tapped an outside firm to handle its medical transcription duties.
November 17, 2010
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