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John J. Cronan, Evan M. Hansen, Nelson J Larkins; Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article May 1, 2012, previously published on April 27, 2012 On April 18, 2012, Governor LePage signed LD 1913 which revises several provisions of the Maine Workers' Compensation Act. The key revision pertains to 39-A M.R.S.A. § 213, the partial compensation provision, and applies to injuries occurring on or after January 1, 2013.
| | Revision to Maine's Workers' Compensation Board Rule 1.1
John J. Cronan, Evan M. Hansen, Nelson J Larkins; Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article April 25, 2012, previously published on April 20, 2012 Maine Workers' Compensation Board Rule 1.1 has been revised and went into effect April 2, 2012. The revised rule applies to all dates of injury and all pending cases. Rule 1.1 requires that within 14 days of notice or knowledge of a claim to incapacity or death benefits for a work-related injury,...
| | Federal Court Rules EPA Cannot Invalidate Clean Water Act Permit
Jeffrey D. Talbert; Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 27, 2012, previously published on March 27, 2012 On March 23, 2012, the United States District Court for the District of Columbia ruled in Mingo Logan Coal Co., Inc. ("Mingo Logan") v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") that the Clean Water Act ("CWA") does not give the power to render a permit invalid...
| | EPA Announces Greenhouse Gas Limits for New Power Plants
Jeffrey D. Talbert; Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 27, 2012, previously published on March 27, 2012 Today, March 27, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") proposed a Carbon Pollution Standard for New Power Plants (official entitled "Standards of Performance for Greenhouse Gas Emissions for New Stationary Sources) which creates the first federal standards limiting...
| | U.S. Supreme Court Rejects EPA Enforcement Authority in Favor of Due Process
David B. Van Slyke; Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article March 26, 2012, previously published on March 21, 2012 In a stinging rebuke to the Federal EPA, the U.S. Supreme Court today ruled that property owners can go to court to challenge an administrative enforcement order prior to being forced to comply with the order. In Sackett v. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, USSC No. 10-1062, the Supreme Court...
| | EPA Issues New Permit for Stormwater Discharges from Construction Sites
Sharon Gwatkin Newman; Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article February 20, 2012, previously published on February 17, 2012 On February 16, 2012, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced that it was issuing a new stormwater construction general permit (CGP) under the Clean Water Act. It replaces and updates EPA's existing 2008 CGP, which expired on February 15, 2012.
|  | What to Do After a Data Breach: A Primer on Maine's Security Breach Law
Sigmund D. Schutz; Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP;
White Paper February 7, 2012, previously published on February 6, 2012 Your company just discovered a security breach resulting in the disclosure of personal information concerning customers, vendors, employees, or other individuals. What now? The purpose of this primer is to provide an introduction to what you need to know about notification requirements under...
| | Controversial NLRB Posting Requirement Delayed Again
Matthew J. LaMourie; Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article January 19, 2012, previously published on January 17, 2012 On December 23, the National Labor Relations Board announced a second postponement of the effective date of a proposed employee rights notice-posting rule. The NLRB's new implementation date is now April 30, 2012.
| | EPA Issues First Mercury And Air Toxics Standards For Utilities
Jeffrey D. Talbert, David B. Van Slyke; Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article December 23, 2011, previously published on December 21, 2011 Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA") announced the issuance of final Mercury and Air Toxics Standards ("MATS") establishing National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants ("NESHAPs") from coal and oil-fired utility steam generating units. ...
| | NLRB Delays New Notice Posting Requirement
Matthew J. LaMourie; Preti, Flaherty, Beliveau & Pachios, LLP;
Legal Alert/Article November 1, 2011, previously published on October 31, 2011 On August 30, 2011, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) published a Final Rule imposing a new posting requirement on employers, intended to explicitly advise employees of certain rights under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA), including the right to form, join or assist a labor union,...
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