Seminar Resources 2021
Full Seminar
Seminar Agenda
8:30 – 8:45 Opening Session/Welcome/Housekeeping
8:45 – 9:45 Rapid Fire Recent Development Updates:
8:45 Leave Issues (Anne-Marie Storey)
9:00 Wage & Hour Issues (Josh Randlett)
9:15 What’s New at the National Labor Relations Board (John Hamer)
9:30 Restrictive Employment Covenants and Contractual Issues (Brent Singer)
9:45 – 10:00 BREAK
10:00 – 11:00 Legislative/Case Updates
It was a busy year for the Maine Legislative body, and the new laws will have significant legal ramifications for businesses. We are going to cover the most pressing ones and be prepared to answer questions about others.
10:00 Josh Randlett will give case law updates and developments from the federal and state court systems on issues pertaining to employment law, such as disability accommodation claims, discrimination, and retaliation claims.
10:15 Brent Singer will review below Legislative Updates
- Legislative Updates: LD 137, LD 183, and LD 335
- LD 137 – An Act Regarding Absence from Work for Emergency Response
- LD 183 – Establishing Juneteenth as a Paid State Holiday
- LD 335 – An Act To Clarify Requirements for Criminal History Record Checks Pursuant to the Federal Family First Prevention Services Act
10:30 John Hamer will discuss below Legislative Updates
- LD 61 – Expanded Eligibility for Protected Family Leave (adding grandparents)
- LD 610 – An Act To Amend the Laws Governing Employer Recovery of Overcompensation Paid to an Employee
- LD 1106 – Prohibiting Employers from Charging for Direct Deposit of Wages
10:45 Anne-Marie Storey will wrap us the Legislative Updates
- LD 1167 – An Act Relating to Fair Chance in Employment (Ban the Box)
- LD 1688 – An Act To Improve Consistency in Terminology and within the Maine Human Rights Act
- Legislative Wrap-Up
11:00 – 11:15 BREAK
11:15 – 12:45 Round Table Discussion
- All Things COVID
- Answering previously supplied questions
- Other discussion and interaction