Practices | Municipal and Regulatory

Municipal Employment Law

Local governments are subject to a number of complex state and federal requirements governing the way in which they hire and terminate employees, administer employee benefits, and address personnel issues. Bernstein Shur employment litigation attorneys help municipalities establish and administer policies that address these mandates, by ensuring that its clients keep abreast of this rapidly changing area of the law.

Some areas of this practice in which we could work with you:

  • Collective bargaining contracts
  • Labor negotiations
  • Maine Labor Relations Board proceedings
  • Employee benefits
  • Health plans
  • Disability plans
  • Recruiting
  • Interviewing
  • Applications
  • Hiring process
  • Anti-discrimination laws
  • Maine Human Rights Commission proceedings
  • Posting requirements
  • Reporting requirements
  • Employee manuals
  • Termination practices
  • Personnel issues
  • Unemployment compensation
  • Workers compensation