The high court will decide whether a Florida woman who has filed over 600 federal lawsuits against hotel owners and operators over alleged ADA violations can sue hotels where she doesn’t intend to stay.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Chipotle to pay former Augusta workers $240,000 for breaching labor laws
The American restaurant chain serving Mexican fast food closed its Augusta location after employees were the first in the country to file for union representation.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine
Boat shrink wrap piling up as recycling efforts flounder
The vast majority of the plastic that comes off Maine boats every spring goes to landfills or incinerators.
Posted inBusiness, Food, Maine, Politics
Pingree pushes for climate-friendly addition to 2023 Farm Bill
The Maine Democrat is proposing legislation that would help farms and food systems reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2040.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England, News
War over CMP corridor enters new phase – a jury trial
A lawsuit involving more than 2 million pages of evidence will confront jurors, who must decide whether Central Maine Power’s parent has vested rights in the project Mainers voted to kill in 2021.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, New England, News
The CMP corridor battle: Where does the money come from?
The fight over the proposed New England Clean Energy Connect hydropower transmission line has become a multimillion-dollar industry of its own.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland jetport restaurant workers sue employer, alleging they were underpaid
The two said they were paid as tipped workers – half the state’s minimum wage – even when they did work that earned them no tips.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Craft beverage makers across central Maine put down roots
For Absolem Cider Co., Run Amok Mead and Sidereal Farm Brewing, digging in and growing their craft beverage businesses is as important as the drinks they are making.
Posted inBusiness, Noteworthy
Central Maine Accountable Care Organization makes national honor roll
LEWISTON — Central Maine Accountable Care Organization has been named to the Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare Physician Group Honor Roll. The organization Central Maine Healthcare providers and facilities and a number of external physician groups. The honor roll highlights physician groups that have achieved exceptional results in their approach to disease prevention and the treatment of […]
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Bates College workers reject proposed union
National Labor Relations Board staffers who counted the ballots said 254 voted against the union while 186 favored it.