The Fourth of July is such a beloved holiday. In addition to being a great way to celebrate everything that makes our country so special, it also gives many of us the chance to take a day off of work and simply enjoy time with our family and friends. As you throw those burgers on […]

During one of his many interviews, Alice Cooper, a rock and roll legend, was once asked “What’s the greatest three minutes of your life?” He responded by saying, “There’s two times during the year. One is Christmas morning, when you’re just getting ready to open the presents. The greed factor is right there. The next […]

Earlier this week, as reported in the Portland Press Herald, Guillermo and Hector Fuentes pled guilty to federal charges revolving around their actions from 2006 to 2011 assisting undocumented workers in obtaining fraudulent green and social security cards, as well as hiring them to work at their restaurants in Westbrook, Waterville, and Biddeford. During the […]

In 1970 Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The law made employers legally responsible for providing a safe workplace for their employees. The Act also created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to oversee workplace health and safety standards and to make sure that employers abide by the law. It is unfortunate […]

  Last month the fair wage movement gained substantial momentum when fast food workers in 150 cities and 30 countries staged a walk-out strike on May 15th. This was not the workers’ first round in the fight – in November 2012, 200 workers from fast food chains in New York City walked out and created […]

Just last week, the former owners of Decoster Egg Farm were in the news yet again.  The United States charged Austin ‘Jack’ Decoster and his son, Peter, with introducing adulterated food into interstate commerce. The government alleges they are responsible for the 2010 salmonella outbreak that caused thousands of people to get sick and led to […]

May 26th is Memorial Day, a day for us to reflect, honor and remember all of our military members who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces.   The men and women who put their lives on the line so we can all live in peace deserve the very best benefits our country […]

From the time of the firm’s founding in 1976, McTeague Higbee has been a union law firm. Our identity has been forged and reinforced through decades of representing shipbuilders, papermakers, electricians, plumbers and pipefitters, carpenters, laborers and other workers who have been fortunate enough to belong to a union. Through these years, McTeague Higbee has […]

On May 6, 1964, 50-years ago, Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke at Bowdoin College about the civil rights movement and the importance of ending segregation and discrimination in America. He set the focus of his speech on the question of whether we are “making any real progress in the area of race relations in our […]

Monday, April 28th, is Workers’ Memorial Day.  A day where unions, brothers, sisters and others get together to mourn the loss of those who have lost their lives due to a workplace injury.   This past year, 22 workers in Maine lost their lives while at work.  In a moving event on Friday evening, at the […]