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Skelton Taintor & Abbott has announced that the fifth annual recipient of the Skelton Taintor & Abbott Lewiston High School Mock Trial Team MVP Scholarship Award is Lewiston High School student, Matt Hird. He will receive a $1,000.00 college scholarship from the law firm as the recipient of the Most Valiant Player (MVP) award. MattRead More
January 30, 2018 Skelton Taintor & Abbott is proud to announce that Jim Pross has joined the firm as an associate attorney practicing in the areas of: Commercial Real Estate Landlord/Tenant Municipal & Government Law Social Security Disability Workers’ Compensation Law Prior to joining Skelton Taintor & Abbott, Jim practiced law with two other MaineRead More
Skelton Taintor & Abbott is proud to announce that Avery Dandreta has joined the firm as an associate attorney practicing real estate law, including: Purchase and Sales of Real Estate, Commercial and Residential Real Estate Title Insurance Commercial and Residential Closings Commercial and Residential Leasing Transactions Financing of Real Estate Transactions Boundary Disputes Zoning &Read More
In Maine, there are particular issues that must be addressed in a sexual harassment policy. The requirements are spelled out in the law (26 MRS § 807): the illegality of sexual harassment; the definition of sexual harassment under state law; a description of sexual harassment, utilizing examples; the internal complaint process available to the employee;Read More
In 2017, the Maine Legislature amended the law requiring harassment training, adding in record-keeping requirements and penalties, updating the poster needed, and tying a compliance checklist to the program that employers must develop. There are now penalties for failure to put up the poster as well as a failure to provide the required training. Fortunately,Read More
Maine Public Radio Maine Calling SEXUAL HARASSMENT December 6, 2017 – 1:00 – 2:00 P.M. Rebecca Webber was part of the panel that addressed sexual harassment issues on Maine Public Radio. Click the link to listen: http://mainepublic.org/post/sexual-harassment#stream/0
AUBURN, Maine – The firm of Skelton Taintor & Abbott has received a Tier 1 ranking for the Portland, Maine metropolitan region in the U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers® 2018 “Best Law Firms” rankings. The practice areas are Labor Law/Union, Medical Malpractice/Plaintiffs, Tax Law and Trusts & Estates Law. Tier 1 rankings areRead More
As of September 18, 2017, employers needed to start using the latest version of the Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification. Employers can visit https://www.uscis.gov/i-9 to get the most updated information on the new I-9. One reason the forms change and get new dates is so that Immigration Services can check dates the forms are filled out against the datesRead More
AUBURN, Maine (Oct. 17, 2017) – Bryan Dench, Rebecca S. Webber and Stephen B. Wade from the firm of Skelton Taintor & Abbott have been honored on the 2017 New England SuperLawyers list. Dench, who is honored in the Business and Corporate categories, is chairman of the board of directors of Skelton Taintor & Abbott.Read More
AUBURN, Maine – Amy Dieterich and Braden M. Clement from the firm of Skelton Taintor & Abbott have been selected to the 2017 New England Rising Stars list. Dieterich is recognized in the area of business litigation. She represents individual clients and businesses in commercial disputes, employment and labor law matters, as well as litigation,Read More
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