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Rudman Winchell attorney Anne-Marie Storey will present at the annual Maine HR Convention.  Her session is entitled "How to Talk to Employees and Healthcare Providers!"

This session will engage you in conversations that focus on the questions you can and cannot ask employees, their medical providers, and others regarding requests for leave, accommodations, whether the person has a disability, and wellness.

Learn some of the common threads as well as unique requirements based on whether these key conversations connect to the ADA, MHRA, FMLA, GINA, or Maine's Workers' Compensation Act.

The session takes place from 2:30 - 4:00 on Tuesday May 7.    

Pre-approved for HRCI general credit.

For more information please e mail Anne-Marie at astorey@rudmanwinchell.com

Complimentary Lunch and Learn Presented by Rudman Winchell

THE AFFORDABLE HEALTHCARE ACT: IS THIS A MOUNTAIN OR A MOLEHILL?

This presentation will provide a detailed summary of the rules concerning employers shared responsibility starting in 2014.  This is the so-called "Employer Mandate" applicable to businesses with 50 or more employees (counting part time employee hours under a full time equivalent formula). 

Most employers are very anxious to avoid the potential penalties for failing to offer affordable minimum essential coverage that provides at least minimum value, when required to do so. 

Although more has been made of these changes than perhaps is warranted, and certainly the political climate has resulted in some misinformation, there are some core concepts that employers need to understand.

Presented by Rudman Winchell Attorney Brent A. Singer

Brent Singer has worked in ERISA for nearly 20 years and has presented in the past on topics under the Affordable Care Act that came into effect in years past.

Friday April 5th at the Bangor Public Library
12:00-1:00pm

This seminar is FREE

Lunch will be provided

For more information or to register please e-mail Jeff Solari at: jsolari@rudmanwinchell.com

 Rudman Winchell attorney Hans Peterson will take part in a panel discussion called "Recipe to Market-Cashing in on Value Added Opportunities"

This is a 6-part workshop series for developing and taking a specialty food product to market.

 Participants will learn about licensing, how to prepare and package their food product safely, to access potential profits, and discover some of the resources available to support them in business development.

The series begins March 21, 2013 and occurs on Thursdays through April. Hans will be lending his business and legal expertise to participants.

Registration & Info Online at
http://extension.umaine.edu/penobscot

Lunch and Learn:

What's New with The FMLA: Definitions, Regulations, and other Interesting Updates

Presented by attorney Anne-Marie Storey

Friday March 8th at the Bangor Public Library
12:00-1:00pm

This seminar is FREE

Lunch will be provided

*We will submit this program for 1.0 hours of general HRCI credits and will let you know when it is approved*

For more information or to register please e-mail Jeff Solari at: jsolari@rudmanwinchell.com

Rudman Winchell attorney Anne-Marie Storey will be part of a panel discussion at the 12th annual Employment Law Update.

This event will be held February 28 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Freeport, Maine. Anne-Marie's session is outlined below: 

Ill, Injured, and Disabled Employees: The Intersection between Comp, FMLA, and ADA/MHRA

Ill, injured and/or disabled employees are unique in the realm of modern employment law in that three separate and distinct statutory regimes often apply to the circumstances of their employment simultaneously. In this session, we will explore the extent to which these independent legal frameworks overlap and, in some instances, arguably conflict thereby arming the employment practitioner with the legal awareness necessary to adjudicate employee rights in this complex area competently. This session should not be missed!

For information on this session or the event, click on this link:

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The business climate in Maine is changing by the minute. New laws, a change in power in Augusta, and the Affordable Healthcare Act are just some of the changes facing Maine businesses in 2013.

Please join the partners and associates of Rudman Winchell as we hear from our strategic partners at Mitchell Tardy Government Affairs on the Maine election results:  who won, why, and what it means for your business and other organizations in Maine.

Featured Speakers:

Jim Mitchell- Former Democratic Party chair and leading Maine Lobbyist with 25 years of experience as a candidate, strategist, and senior advisor.

Josh Tardy-  Four-term Maine legislator and Republican House Leader. Practicing trial attorney and current chair of Governor LePage's Judicial Selection Committee.

Thursday December 13, 2012

Hilton Garden Inn

250 Haskell Road, Bangor

7:30-9:00am

This is a complimentary event.

For more information or to register please e-mail Jeff Solari at: jsolari@rudmanwinchell.com

 Rudman Winchell's Employment Law Team Presents Annual Employment Law Seminar

Friday November 9, 2012 at Hollywood Casino

7:30am -12:30pm

This seminar is FREE

TOPICS TO BE COVERED:

New Developments in Employment Law

A summary of new Legislation and new cases of note affecting employers and employment laws.

New Developments in Workers Compensation Law: A summary of new developments in workers compensation legislation, new cases, changes at the Workers' Compensation Board, and new procedures being followed by the Board.

Electronically Stored Information – Texting, Social Media, Etc.
An overview of a variety of legal issues that continue to be raised by uses of Face book, social media, texting, and other electronic means of communication in ways that touch upon the workplace. Issues discussed will include discovery of such information in litigation, recovery of data from departing employees, uses of private devices and accounts for work-related purposes, employee privacy and employer ability to access data, and pronouncements from the National Labor Relations Board, among others.

Family and Medical Leave Act update: A discussion of new cases and developments under federal and state FMLA.

National Labor Relations Board developments: This talk will focus on continuing developments under Section 7 of the National Labor Relations Act affecting employers in the absence of any union activity, such as impact on at-will employment policies and instructions to employees to keep quiet about pending investigations, as well as other current and expected labor law developments.

Other Ways For Employers To Get In Or Stay Out of Trouble: This interactive session will highlight a collection of risk avoidance and prevention issues, before and during litigation, or sad stories of employers who did neither. 

INFORMATION:

·         Free parking is available in the Hollywood Casino Parking Garage.

·         The conference room is on the first floor, not far from the hotel lobby.

·         Doors open at 7:30. Continental breakfast and coffee will be available.

·         Seminar begins at 8:00. We will take two 15 minute breaks during the morning.

·         We have applied for this seminar to be HRCI accredited.

For more information or to register please e-mail Jeff Solari at: jsolari@rudmanwinchell.com

At Rudman Winchell we pride ourselves on providing extensive legal information so you can educate yourself and make the best decisions for you and your family.

There are multiple upcoming opportunities to hear one of the Rudman Winchell attorneys speak on important Estate Planning issues.

September 10: Jennifer Eastman will speak to the residents of Dirigo Pines in Orono.

September 21: Jennifer Eastman will take part in a panel discussion entitled "Living Well in Challenging Times." This is part of the Downeast Living with Cancer Conference in Bar Harbor.

September 22: Tracy Roberts will give basic estate planning tips for you and your family at the Women, Work and Community Financial Fitness Forum in Bangor.

September 28 and 29: Jennifer Eastman will take part in the Elder Law Institute through the Maine State Bar Association. The topic will address the rights of nursing home patients. This will be held in Augusta.

October 4: Rudman Winchell teams with Tolman and Associates of Portland for Estate Planning 101 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bangor.

October 10: Jennifer Eastman and Donald Hagstrom of Ameriprise Financial in Bangor will present a ninty minute session on minimizing tax implications while helping the non profit group of your choice. This will be
held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Bangor at 5pm.

For more information on any of these events, please contact Jeff Solari at jsolari@rudmanwinchell.com

Rudman Winchell attorney Anne-Marie Storey will be providing an Employment Law prentation to the MidCoast Maine SHRM group.

One of the topics she'll be covering is how employers conduct investigations.

The event is Tuesday, November 13 at 11:30am at the Rockland Career Center.

For more information please contact Jeff Solari at jsolari@rudmanwinchell.com