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• Employment & Civil Rights • Municipal Zoning & School Law • Real Estate
Because Maine is an "employment at will" state, employees can be fired for no reason, or a stupid reason. However, they cannot be fired because of race, age, gender, religion, national origin, disability, handicap, or because of complaints about illegal or unsafe practices in the workplace. Not surprisingly, we are seldom contacted by an employee who was expressly told he or she was fired for an illegal reason. As experienced employment law attorneys, we can help build a strong circumstantial case. We are proud of our success representing employees; we have established a reputation for strong advocacy in this field. Many cases have been settled, and a number of cases which have gone to trial have produced favorable verdicts. We have also been involved in several significant cases involving wage and hour, family and medical leave, and severance pay issues. Our experience in this area extends to representing employer clients both in the counseling and in the advocacy states of representation. Finally, on behalf of both employees and employers, we have successfully and confidentially negotiated the separation from employment of a number of professional, executive and managerial employees in the public and private sector. These private resolutions often avoid costs, uncertainty, protracted litigation and adverse publicity.