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ARTICLES/CLIENT ADVISORIES . . . 

OFCCP Proposes to Expand Disability Discrimination Compliance Requirements for Contractors
(December 28, 2011)

NLRB Delays Effective Date Employee Rights Notice Must Be Posted
(October 7, 2011)

NLRB PUBLISHES TEXT OF NEW NOTICE EMPLOYERS MUST POST
(August 31, 2011)

PETER BENNETT NAMED CHAIR OF THE ABA'S STANDING COMMITTEE ON JUDICIAL INDEPENDENCE
(August 29, 2011)

NLRB Mandates New Posting for Virtually All Employers
(August 29, 2011)

CORPORATE INTL MAGAZINE NAMES THE BENNETT LAW FIRM, P.A. MAINE BOUTIQUE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
(August 10, 2011)

Connecticut Becomes First State toMandate Paid Sick Leave 
(July 18, 2011)

Governor Lepage Signs New Firearms Law
(June 24, 2011)

NLRB Continues Its Not So Subtle Effortto Help Unions Grow Membership
(June 22, 2011)

US Department of Labor ReleasesSmartphone Timesheet App
(June 13, 2011)

Second NLRB Facebook Complaint
(May 18, 2011)

Human Resources Boot Camp II
(April 1, 2011)

UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT, IN A UNANIMOUS VOTE, INCREASES LIABILITY EXPOSURE OF EMPLOYERS
(March 16, 2011)

BENNETT LAW FIRM RECEIVES TWO LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR LEGAL AWARDS FROM CORPORATE INTERNATIONAL MAGAZINE
(March 1, 2011)

EMPLOYEE WHO DISCUSSED LAWSUIT WITH LAWYER ON EMPLOYER’S WORKPLACE E-MAIL LOST ATTORNEY- CLIENT PRIVILEGE
(February 11, 2011)

National Labor Relations Board Embarkson Next Step to the Left
(January 31, 2011)

EEOC Issued GINA Regulations Take Effect
(January 11, 2011)

NLRB STEPPING OUT TO HELP ORGANIZED LABOR UNIONIZE EMPLOYERS NOW THAT CARD CHECK IS DEAD
(December 29, 2010)

holiday letter
(December 23, 2010)

NLRB Takes On Employer for Firing Worker After Derogatory Facebook Post
(November 17, 2010)

Keeping Up with Training - Best Way toReduce Litigation Unionization RisKS
(October 15, 2010)

Recent New Hampshire Department of Labor Random Audits Warrant Attention of New Hampshire Employers
(October 1, 2010)

Massachusetts Prohibits Asking CriminalHistory Questions on Job Applications
(September 22, 2010)

Massachusetts Requires Employers toNotify Employees Of Negative Information in Personnel File
(September 21, 2010)

PRIVACY ISSUES IN THE WORKPLACE: USE OF SOCIAL NETWORKING SITES AND PERSONAL E-MAIL ACCOUNTS
(August 10, 2010)

Peter Bennett Named One of the Top Employment Attorneys in the Nation
(July 22, 2010)

Protection of Confidential Information in a Mobile Society
(June 04, 2010)

Recess Appointments to NLRB Expected to Dramatically Shake Up Labor Relations in America
(APRIL 02, 2010)

government CRACKDOWN ON INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR STATUS
(MARCH 03, 2010)

Recent Law Court Decision in Lavoie v. RE-Harvest, Inc.
(August 20, 2009)

EEOC Opinion Letter Suggests Employer Required Health Risk Assessments Violate the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)
(MAY 29, 2009)

New Stimulus Law
(March 3, 2009)

New FMLA Regulations Require Employers to Update FMLA Policy
(January 15, 2009)

Complimentary Breakfast Seminar on the Employee Free Choice Act
(November 18-20, 2008)

Unions Campaign To End Free Elections
(October 22, 2008)

National Labor Relations Board Rules On Right Of Employers
To Restrict E-Mail Use At Work

(October 20, 2008)

EMPLOYER MUST DETERMINE WHETHER IT CAN ACCOMMODATE RELIGIOUS HOLIDAYS OF JOB APPLICANTS BEFORE DENYING THEM A POSITION ON THAT BASIS
(February 19, 2008)

FIRST CIRCUIT RULES THAT EMPLOYERS CAN COUNT HOLIDAYS AS PART OF AN EMPLOYEE’S FMLA LEAVE
(October 16, 2007)

PETER BENNETT CONGRATULATES RECIPIENTS OF THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE AWARD
(October, 2007)

PETER BENNETT WELCOMES MATSON, DRISCOLL & DAMICO AS SPONSOR FOR ABA TIPS SECTION
(August 30, 2007)

TIPS is on a Mission to Uphold the Rule of Law
(August 6, 2007)

When I Was a New Lawyer
(Summer 2007)

CONFERENCE REPORT: MENTAL DISABILITIES POSE CHALLENGE FOR LITIGANTS UNDER ADA, ATTORNEYS AGREE
(January 12, 2006)

EMPLOYER ALERT: MAINE ENACTS FAMILY ILLNESS LEAVE STATUTE
(September 23, 2005)

WHAT KIND OF CARE IS REQUIRED BY THE FMLA?
(August 8, 2005)

WHEN IS YOUR E-MAIL A CONTRACT
(June 7, 2005)

FEDERAL OVERTIME REGULATIONS ON CONSUMER INFORMATION PROTECTION
(June 3, 2005)

UNION ORGANIZING EFFORTS
(May 12, 2005)

BACKGROUND CHECKS IMPACTED BY FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT NOTICES
(January 21, 2005)

EMPLOYEES IN NONUNION SETTING ARE NO LONGER ENTITLED TO REPRESENTATION IN AN INVESTIGATIVE INTERVIEW
(June 24, 2004)

FEDERAL OVERTIME REGULATIONS FOR EXEMPT EMPLOYEES
(April 21, 2004)

I-9 EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY FORMS
(November 29, 2004)

WORKPLACE VIOLENCE GUN ISSUES
(November 1, 2004)

NEW ENGLAND TEAMSTERS ORGANIZING EFFORTS
(August 2, 2002)

Court Holds Employer’s FMLA Policy Too Ambiguous
(October 19, 2001)

DE NOVO REVIEW

(May 16, 2001)

 

Employee Misconduct and the Americans With Disabilities Act

(February 23, 2001)

 

EMPLOYEE HEALTH PLAN REGULATORY DEVELOPMENT 

(December 12, 2000)

 

LABOR LAW UPDATE  

(September 5, 2000)

 

MAINE LAW COURT HOLDS DEFAMATION CLAIM MAY BE BARRED BY WORKERS' COMPENSATION ACT COLE V. CHANDLER, MAINE SUPREME JUDICIAL COURT DECISION 2000 ME 104 

(May 26, 2000)

 

RESTRICTIONS ON PROHIBITING POTENTIALLY DISCRIMINATORY SPEECH AND CONDUCT 

(February 17, 2000)

 

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AWARENESS MONTH 

(October 7, 1999)

 

AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990 (ADA) 

(June 23, 1999)

 

POSSIBLE RESTRICTIONS ON INTERNAL INVESTIGATIONS 

(June 16, 1999)

 

Y2K 

(March 22, 1999)

 

SURVEY OF CLAIMS, DEFENSES AND HOT ISSUES COMMON TO DEFAMATION CLAIMS ARISING OUT OF THE EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP 

(Peter Bennett, Portland, Maine; Dana N. Levitt, Los Angeles, California; Kraig J. Marton, Phoenix, Arizona; and Julie M. Ward, Los Angeles, California)

 

IMPLICATIONS OF SUPREME COURT'S LATEST SEXUAL HARASSMENT DECISIONS FOR OUR CLIENTS 

(Peter Bennett and Julie A. Boesky; July 15, 1998)

 

COMPANY-SPONSORED ATHLETICS:  COVER ALL THE BASES 

(You and the Law, April 1996)


 

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