2021
Michael Carey Named to Advisory Committee to Review Applications for Maine U.S. Attorney
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsMaine Congresswoman Chellie Pingree, Congressman Jared Golden, and Senator Angus King have named Brann & Isaacson partner Michael Carey to serve on an eleven-member advisory committee convened to review applicants for the position of U.S. Attorney in Maine. Carey and the other committee members will review applications and provide recommendations to President Biden on candidates...
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2020
Politico Quotes Peter Brann in Piece on Maine Senate Election
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsA Politico article on the state of Maine’s Senate race between incumbent Senator Susan Collins and her challenger, Speaker of the Maine House, Sara Gideon, quoted B&I partner Peter Brann on the potential impact of ranked-choice voting on the outcome. With the race close, it is possible that neither Collins nor Gideon will earn more...
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2020
Peter Brann Featured in Maine Public Radio Report on Ranked-Choice Voting
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsB&I partner Peter Brann addressed the prospect of Maine’s use of ranked-choice voting in the upcoming presidential election in a news piece broadcast on Maine Public Radio on September 22, 2020. The Maine Law Court recently issued an opinion that a ballot initiative seeking to overturn ranked-choice voting in the State did not have enough...
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2020
B&I Publishes Employment Law Update on Maine Executive Order on Face Coverings
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsB&I has published an employment law update to its COVID-19 Legal Resource Library. The new update summarizes Governor Janet Mill’s Executive Order #2, which requires certain Maine businesses to “implement measures requiring customers to wear face coverings.”
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2020
B&I Publishes Employment Law Updates on OSHA Guidance and Maine Work Search Requirement
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsB&I has added two employment law updates to its COVID-19 Legal Resource Library. The first alert discusses new comprehensive return-to-work guidance from the Occupational Safety and Health Administration for non-essential businesses. The second highlights the Maine Department of Labor’s decision to resume the work-search requirement for unemployment benefits this summer.
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2020
B&I Publishes Legal Update on Gov. Mills’ Exec. Order #55
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsB&I has added a new employment law update to its COVID-19 Legal Resource Library. This update summarizes the most important information for employers from Maine Governor Janet Mills’ Executive Order #55. It includes information about topics such as remote work, commuting, large gatherings, masks, signage, and high risk individuals.
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2020
B&I Attorney Featured in Portland Press Herald Piece on Maine’s Recovery Plan
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsBrann & Isaacson partner Peter Lowe was highlighted in a Portland Press Herald article first published on April 29, 2020, “Businesses first in line under Mills’ recovery plan approach reopening with caution.” Commenting on Maine’s business recovery plan, Lowe noted the short time frame the State is providing businesses for implementing reopening procedures, and cautioned...
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2020
B&I Business Update: Maine Stay At Home Orders
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsOn April 2, 2020, Brann & Isaacson published a legal update on Employees Subject to Stay-At-Home Orders in Maine as part of its COVID-19 Legal Resource Library. This update provides the major takeaways from Governor Mills’s Order.
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2020
COVID-19 Legal Update: Maine Emergency Orders and Essential Businesses
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsOn March 25, 2020, Brann & Isaacson published a legal update on Maine Emergency Orders Regarding Essential Businesses as part of its COVID-19 Legal Resource Library. This update provides practical guidance on recent emergency orders by Governor Mills and some Maine municipalities regarding the closure of non-essential businesses and social distancing requirements for all businesses.
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2019
Peter Brann Pens Chapter on Ranked–Choice Voting for American Bar Association Book
David Swetnam-Burland / 0 CommentsPartner Peter J. Brann has authored a chapter on “Ranked–Choice Voting: Maine’s Experience” in America Votes! Challenges to Modern Election Law and Voting Rights (American Bar Association, 4th edition, edited by Benjamin E. Griffith and John Hardin Young). In the chapter, Brann discusses the nature and history of ranked–choice voting as an alternative method of...
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