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Par for the Course

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Jeff Young

Ladies’ night! All women admitted free! Reverse discrimination? Or just an attempt to attract the fairer sex to frequent places women might be less likely than men to frequent? How about haircuts? Why do women usually pay so much more … Continue reading →

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Letting Women Bring Home ALL Their Bacon

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Carol Garvan

On June 10, 1963, President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act into law, stating that the Act’s purpose was to “prohibit arbitrary discrimination against women in the payment of wages” and “call attention to the unconscionable practice of paying female … Continue reading →

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The $500,000 “Mistake”

Posted on June 4, 2013 by Jeff Young

A couple of weeks ago my partner Jeff Cohen taught an employer a very expensive lesson.  A $500,000 lesson.  That is the price Groton Construction Company, a small midcoast construction firm, is going to have to pay Skip White in … Continue reading →

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The “Wolf in Sheep’s Clothing” Act

Posted on May 28, 2013 by Carol Garvan

Two weeks ago, the U.S. House of Representatives voted to pass the “Working Families Flexibility Act.”   With a nice name like that, you might think this was a proposal to allow hourly workers more flexibility, such as to work from … Continue reading →

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Let’s Kill All The Lawyers

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Jeff Young

Shakespeare’s line “The first thing we do, let’s kill all the lawyers” has become something of a rallying cry for those who say there are simply too many lawyers.  But last summer, when I reread Henry IV, I realized that … Continue reading →

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Pushing the Boundaries of the Law

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Carol Garvan

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that investigates claims of employment discrimination, doesn’t actually have a physical office in Maine.  Its closest office is Boston.  But that didn’t stop several EEOC representatives from Boston and New York … Continue reading →

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Posted in Home | Tagged Sexual Orientation Discrimination

It’s Personal

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Jeff Young

I let out a loud whoop last week when a jury returned a record $240 million verdict on behalf of individuals with intellectual disabilities.  No, it wasn’t my case.  No, it wasn’t here in Maine; it was in Iowa.  And … Continue reading →

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In Memoriam

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Jeff Young

April 28 was Workers’ Memorial Day.  We’d like to take a moment to honor and remember the 23 Mainers who lost their lives on the job this past year. Robert Bernard Robert R. Blackstone D. Brooks Bruno Cloutier Marion Cochran … Continue reading →

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In Sickness And In Health

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Jeff Young

Anyone who is married or whoever has been to a wedding is familiar with the phrase “for better or for worse, in sickness and in health, ‘til death do us part.”  When we commit to one another, we do so voluntarily, … Continue reading →

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Adding Insult to Pregnancy

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Carol Garvan

The Pregnancy Discrimination Act has been in effect since 1978, but discrimination against pregnant women in the workplace is still all too common.  Statistics from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency that hears complaints of employment discrimination, show … Continue reading →

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About Jeff and Carol

Jeffrey N. Young and Carol Garvan are attorneys for the workers’ rights law firm, McTeague Higbee in Topsham, Maine.Together they help all Maine workers - from hourly employees to executives - fight for their rights. They hope with this blog they can educate all of the workers of Maine about their rights on a number of different issues.

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