Saturday, May 2, 2015
- Maine Legislature: Public hearing scheduled before the Judiciary Committee on Monday, May 4th, on LD 221, An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Service Animal Housing Accommodations, which would require detailed documentation, allow landlords to charge higher rent and higher security deposits and to require renter’s insurance for an individual with a service animal, and create various new defenses
- Maine Legislature: Public hearing scheduled before the Judiciary Committee on Monday, May 4th, on LD 950, An Act to Prohibit Discrimination Against a Person Who is Not Vaccinated, which would add to the Maine Human Rights Act that “a person, employer or educational institution may not discriminate against an individual because that individual has refused a vaccination”
- Maine Legislature: Public hearing scheduled before the Judiciary Committee on Monday, May 4th, on LD 1003, An Act To Prohibit Discrimination by Employers and Protect the Privacy of an Applicant for Employment, an Employee or an Employee’s Dependents Regarding Reproductive Health Decisions
- US Supreme Court: The Court held that judicial review of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s statutory conciliation requirement is limited to examining whether the EEOC attempted to confer about a charge, and not to what happened (i.e., statements made or positions taken) during those discussions
- Law Court: In affirming summary judgment for the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation in claim brought under the Maine Human Rights Act/Whistleblowers’ Protection Act (“WPA”), the court held that plaintiff had not engaged in WPA-protected activity by reporting that a court reporter had breached the terms of her service contract with the Department regarding the ability to subcontract and whether to provide amplification services for rate hearings
- Law Court: Oral argument scheduled for May 14th on And-14-444, Gerard Brady v. Cumberland County, which will decide whether Superior Court erred in granted summary judgment based on a lack of causal connection between plaintiff’s termination and protected activity under the Whistleblowers’ Protection Act
- MHRC: June 1st Commission Meeting Agenda posted
- Bangor Daily: LePage nominates Humphrey to replace Silver on Maine’s top court
