An activist group says Google fired at least 20 more workers in the aftermath of protests over technology the company is supplying the Israeli government amid the Gaza war.
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New federal rule would bar companies from forcing ‘noncompete’ agreements on employees
U.S. companies would no longer be able to bar employees from taking jobs with competitors under a rule approved by a federal agency, though the rule is sure to be challenged in court.
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These apps allow workers to get paid between paychecks. Experts say there are steep costs
More people are using so-called Earned Wage Access apps to get money to pay bills and buy groceries in between paydays.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Housing squeeze remains a challenge for Sunday River Ski Resort
How to house and transport 1,200 employees in an already tight housing market.
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Divided Supreme Court sides with businesses over workers
WASHINGTON (AP) — A divided Supreme Court ruled Monday that businesses can prohibit their workers from banding together in disputes over pay and conditions in the workplace, a decision that affects an estimated 25 million non-unionized employees. With the court’s five conservative members in the majority, the justices held that individual employees can be forced […]
Posted inLewiston-Auburn
Lewiston Public Works employees honored for preventing a suicide
LEWISTON — It’s a story that sounds a lot like fate intervening. A depressed man walking into the woods with a length of rope, determined to end his life. That man didn’t end his life, it turns out, because two city workers were there to talk him out of it. It happened in November, as […]
Posted inFranklin
Selectmen discuss employee health insurance plans
STRONG — Selectmen on Tuesday continued their search for an affordable health insurance plan for four town employees. Debbie Bridges, a field sales representative for Maine Municipal Association, explained the health insurance trust options. The town is a member of MMA and paid for a health insurance plan through MMA’s trust three years ago, she […]
Posted inFranklin, The Franklin Journal
Livermore Falls to start mandatory direct deposit for all employees
LIVERMORE FALLS — The town will create a mandatory direct-deposit system for all town employees. The system will go into effect sometime next year. Selectmen approved the proposal Nov. 18, Town Manager Kristal Flagg said Monday. It will be a cost savings because the town has to buy checks for the in-house payroll system, and […]
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Are you a manager or a leader?
If you’re going to be successful as an owner of a small business, particularly one with employees, you have to perform both roles well. Management expert Peter Drucker writes, “Management is doing things right, leadership is doing the right things.” SCORE-Central Maine mentor Maurice Dube observes, “If you have already demonstrated leadership qualities by taking the […]
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Congress likely to give shutdown workers back pay
WASHINGTON (AP) — A partial government shutdown enters its fifth day, with Congress convening for a session that promises no progress in breaking the impasse but will at least offer back pay to furloughed federal workers. The GOP House is scheduled Saturday to vote on legislation backed by the White House and congressional Democrats that […]