Labor & Employment

ME Specific

From Onboarding to Offboarding: Maine Employment Law Essentials

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Credit Status Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
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5 hours 48 minutes
Deirdre Salsich
Katherine Brustowicz
Hannah Saturley
With Deirdre M. Salsich from Devine Millimet + 2 others
Recorded April 23, 2025.
Product ID 99849

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Overview

Hiring, Firing, and Discipline in the Pine Tree State

When it comes to hiring, firing, and disciplining employees in Maine, do you know how to advise your clients? The interplay of state and federal law can be tricky, especially when it comes to advising your client on the proper course of action to take. Don't leave things to chance when clients come knocking with critical employment questions. The price of getting things wrong can be high. Take this essential Maine legal guide and leave nothing  to chance - register today!

  • Ensure you balance state and federal considerations when hiring, firing, and disciplining employees.
  • Uncover best practices for job postings, offer letters, and more.
  • Leave nothing to chance when documenting employee disciplinary actions.
  • Gain practical perspectives on how courts interpret decisions regarding employee terminations.
  • From remote work to LGBTQ+ protections, get the latest on pressing employment law issues.
  • Conduct workplace investigation plans and create airtight investigation reports.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Employee Disciplinary Actions: Putting Maine and Federal Law into Practice
  2. Putting Law Into Action in the Hiring Process
  3. Terminating Employees in Maine: A Practical Perspective
  4. Current Issues in Maine Hiring, Firing and Discipline Law
  5. Conducting Workplace Investigations: Legal Best Practices

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Product ID 99849

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Maine CLE Approved 6 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 6 Total
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  1. Employee Disciplinary Actions: Putting Maine and Federal Law into Practice

    1. The Importance of Documentation: Examples From Case Law
    2. Progressive Discipline: When to Follow, When to Not
    3. Corrective Actions and Legal Lessons
    4. Essential Example Policies to Have
    5. Hypothetical Scenarios and Actual Instances From Case Law

  2. Putting Law Into Action in the Hiring Process

    1. Job Postings and Advertising
    2. Interviewing and Selection
    3. Offer Letters
    4. Employment Contracts
    5. Background Checks
    6. Drug Testing

  3. Terminating Employees in Maine: A Practical Perspective

    1. Federal Statute
    2. How Courts Interpret and Enforce Termination Laws
    3. Maine Termination Case Law You NEED to Know
    4. How Employers MUST Apply Case Law Lessons
      1. Consistency and Fairness
      2. Documentation
      3. Communication
    5. Recent Updates: Statutory and Case Law

  4. Current Issues in Maine Hiring, Firing and Discipline Law

    1. MHRA Interpretations: Good Cause, Constructive Discharge, Etc.
    2. Remote Work and Employment Practices
    3. LGBTQ+ Protections and Anti-Discrimination Laws
    4. Maine's Marijuana Legalization and Workplace Policies
    5. Workplace Harassment

  5. Conducting Workplace Investigations: Legal Best Practices

    1. When to Investigate
    2. Whether to Investigate
    3. Who Will Investigate?
    4. Getting Started
    5. Conducting Interviews
    6. Witness Credibility
    7. The Investigative Report

Who Should Attend

This basic level online seminar on employee hiring and firing is of benefit to:

  • Attorneys
  • Human Resource Professionals
  • Corporate Executives
  • Accountants
  • Payroll Professionals
  • Paralegals

Speakers

Deirdre M Salsich
Deirdre M.
Salsich
Devine Millimet
Katherine Brustowicz
Katherine
Brustowicz
The Wagner Law Group
Hannah B Saturley
Hannah B.
Saturley
Verrill Dana LLP
Speaker bio
Deirdre M Salsich

Deirdre M. Salsich

Devine Millimet
Deirdre Salsich

has practiced employment and labor law since 2013, first in New York, then in Maine, and now in New Hampshire for Devine Millimet. Her goal is to help her clients achieve their business objectives through compliance with all federal, state, and local labor and employment laws, and the creation of internal policies and employee handbooks to support the business's mission. Ms. Salsich also assists clients with responding to employment litigation, workplace investigations, and negotiating settlements, and has experience advising clients of all sizes, from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies, public sector institutions, and non-profits. Understanding the day-to-day reality and long-term plan for each unique client is always a priority. In a previous role, she served as in-house counsel for a large public university system, advising on varied matters including the COVID-19 pandemic, remote work, workplace leaves and accommodations, crisis management, and the full span of employment litigation. Ms. Salsich also has significant experience representing clients in arbitration and before Human Rights Commissions and the EEOC. Tracking new employment legislation at the state and federal levels, and advising on the potential impact for employers is another way that she provides preventative advice and counsel to clients. Having studied abroad in Argentina and Mexico, Ms. Salsich speaks Spanish fluently and enjoy learning about other cultures. Spanish translation and interpretation is another tool in her kit to assist clients with diverse workforces.

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Katherine Brustowicz

Katherine Brustowicz

The Wagner Law Group
Katherine Brustowicz

is an attorney at The Wagner Law Group. Her focus is in the practice areas of employment law, human resources, and civil litigation. Ms. Brustowicz's practice includes drafting employment-related policies and agreements, conducting employee and management training, and representing employers during audits. She also handles litigation in federal and state courts, administrative agencies, and in mediation and arbitration regarding issues arising out of the employer-employee relationship; including but not limited to those involving wage and overtime disputes, employment related contracts, compliance, discrimination, and harassment. Ms. Brustowicz earned her B.A. degree from Bates College and her J.D. degree from Suffolk University Law School. She is licensed to practice law in Massachusetts, Maine and New Hampshire.

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Hannah B Saturley

Hannah B. Saturley

Verrill Dana LLP
Hannah Saturley

is an associate with Verrill Dana LLP. Her practice focuses on assisting employers in maintaining compliance with up-to-date legal obligations. With clients' business goals in mind, Ms. Saturley prepares carefully drafted employment agreements and policies, and provides guidance on employee-related concerns. She also advises employers of varying sizes on termination policy, employee relations, discrimination and federal and state leave requirements. Before going to law school, Ms. Saturley completed her Masters of Social Work at the University of Pittsburgh. During law school, she worked with the Office of General Counsel at Boston Children's Hospital, where she did legal research on compliance and employer regulations, and was a judicial intern for the Honorable Peter Krupp at Suffolk County Superior Court in Massachusetts. In her free time, Ms. Saturley likes to spend time exploring Maine beaches, swimming with her partner and dog, Charli, and trying new restaurants around the Portland area.

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