US Jurisdictions

Maine

New and Updated

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    Posters and Notices

    Maine Equal Employment Rights Poster

    Employers covered by the Maine Human Rights Act should consider providing the Maine Equal Employment Rights Poster.

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    USERRA: Maine

    This guide provides an overview of Maine military leave law. It covers employer obligations and employee rights with respect to military leave, family military leave, and the importance of maintaining documentation regarding military leave.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Immigration, Form I-9 and Work Visas: Maine

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Maine requirements regarding immigration and the employment eligibility verification process, including a prohibition on knowingly employing workers not authorized to work in the US.

  • Type:
    Legal Timetable

    Maine to Allow Issuing of Marriage Licenses to Same-Sex Couple

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Overtime: Maine

    Maine's wage and hour law requires covered employers to pay nonexempt employees overtime for every hour worked in excess of 40 hours in a workweek. This guide provides an in-depth review of Maine employment law requirements HR must follow with respect to this law.

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Affirmative Action: Maine

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Maine laws surrounding affirmative action in the workplace. It covers the law for private employers, the law for state contractors and veterans preference policies.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Negligent Hiring: Maine

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Maine law regarding employer liability for negligent hiring and negligent retention. It discusses how to minimize the risk of negligent hiring and retention claims through various forms of screening and covers legal limitations on these screening methods.

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    Employment Law Guide

    Health Care Continuation (COBRA): Maine

    Maine law requires covered employers to provide eligible employees and dependents the option of continuing health care coverage under certain circumstances. This guide helps HR professionals understand requirements related to continued health care coverage and conversion coverage.

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Workplace Security: Maine

    This guide provides HR professionals with an overview of Maine requirements regarding workplace security, including those related to trade secrets, embezzlement, data breaches, workplace violence, guns and weapons in the workplace and emergency plans and closings.

  • Type:
    Employment Law Guide

    Withholding Taxes: Maine

    This guide provides compliance guidance for HR and payroll professionals regarding Maine income tax withholding on residents, nonresidents and expatriates; supplemental wage withholding; Form W-2 reporting; earned income tax credit notices; and recordkeeping.

Maine at a Glance

Local Coverage

Portland

Rockland

Maine Employment Law Guide

At-Will, Contracts and Restrictive Covenants

EEO

Employee Benefits

Employee Leaves

Employee Management

HR Strategy, Management and the Law

Labor Relations

Organizational Exit

Payroll

Recruiting and Hiring

Risk Management - Health, Safety, Security

Types of Employers

Wage and Hour