Employers in most U.S. states are allowed to fire workers for any reason that’s not specifically prohibited by law or a contract.
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Maine’s new paid family leave law faces several efforts to hamstring program
The Legislature’s labor committee on Wednesday aired more than a dozen bills that would amend, delay or outright repeal the 2023 law.
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Bathroom break at work? Swiss court upholds watchmaker’s rule to do it on your own time
A court in Switzerland has ruled that a manufacturer was justified in telling workers: If you need a bathroom break, clock out and take it on your own time.
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U.S. bans new types of goods from China over allegations of forced labor
The new approach marked a shift in the U.S. trade relationship with China to increasingly take into account national security and human rights.
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Maine employers face heftier fines for labor law violations
The state Department of Labor hopes a new rule that went into effect Thursday will end a pattern of small fines and few collections of penalties.
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Maine home of Frances Perkins, first female Cabinet member, seeks national monument designation
An architect of New Deal measures like Social Security and the 40-hour work week, Perkins returned throughout her life to a home in Newcastle that had been in her family since the 1750s.
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Former employee sues Bath Iron Works alleging ADA violations, racial discrimination
James Breaux, a Black resident of Morgan City, Louisiana, says that BIW violated the Americans with Disabilities Act and terminated him because of his race after creating a ‘racially hostile work environment.’
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Microsoft to pay $14.4 million settlement over alleged parental, disability leave discrimination
Although Microsoft is headquartered in Washington state, it has significant operations in California, where the case was brought.
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New rule would make it easier for millions of American workers to unionize – but businesses are pushing back
Critics say the new rule is an overreach by the labor-friendly Biden administration that undermines independent business owners.
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Commentary: With Maine governor’s veto, farmworkers were again denied their basic economic rights
We’re concerned that the stakeholders group Mills has set up won’t give farmworkers the state minimum wage and protection from excess overtime they deserve.