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C O N T E N T S
Generous perk or
employer headache?
Maine businesses get
ready for Paid Family
and Medical Leave law
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Lawyering up
Expansions, alternative
models and a closure
reflect churn in the
legal industry
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Colby Bracy, director of people and
operations at the Nonantum Resort,
is gearing up for regulation around
paid leave.
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David Kallin of
Drummond Woodsum
says a shake-up in
the legal market has
made it more fluid.
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