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Non-compete Agreements

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Non-compete agreements are increasingly viewed as non-competitive and many states are starting to prohibit them. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is expected to promulgate a final rule that will likely prohibit non-compete agreements in all 50 states in the near future. (See the FTC’s Proposed Rule at https://www.ftc.gov/legal-library/browse/federal-register-notices/non-compete-clause-rulemaking). Before inserting a non-compete clause in an […]

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Guide to Hiring New Employees

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Guide to Hiring Employees We offer the following Employee hiring guidance_2022-11-17as a checklist when you start to hire employees, whether they will be PRN, part-time or full-time. We do not guarantee that this Guide covers everything you need to do. Always check for state laws that might apply to you depending on the size and

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New Maine Earned Paid Leave Law, effective 1/1/2021

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CLIENT ALERT – MAINE CLIENTS (posted 1/18/2021) Maine’s new Earned Paid Leave law went into effect on January 1, 2021 and can be found at 26 M.R.S. 637. In addition to the statutory framework, the Department of Labor has promulgated rules interpreting this law. If this new law applies to your organization, you should amend

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