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June 2001

Arbitration

Arbitrators have the exclusive authority to apportion liability under the Act. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co. Ken.AP0038
03/07/2001 ATWOOD

Apportionment

Hearing officer's decision on petition to fix, "pending apportionment," is not res judicata on apportionment as officers do not have the authority to apportion. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co. Ken.AP0038 03/07/2001 ATWOOD

Discrimination

Jury award for employee upheld in retaliatory discrimination case. Bishop v. Bell Atlantic Corp. __F.Supp.__ 05/22/2001 SINGAL

Age and disability discrimination complaints dismissed where performance problems were reason for employee's termination. Reidman v. John Hewitt & Associates __F.Supp.__
0/15/2001 COHEN

Sexual harassment claim, where employee stalked by coworker for two years, survives employer's motion for summary judgment. Crowley v. L.L. Bean __F.Supp.__
05/08/2001 CARTER

Sexual harassment claim dismissed summarily for lack of evidence of hostile work environment. Viera v. Wal-Mart Stores __F.Supp.__ 04/18/2001 COHEN

Supervisors may not be held individually liable in discrimination suits. Lerman v. Mt. Sinai Cemetery Assoc. Cum.Sup.99-613
02/28/2001 CROWLEY

Maine Human Rights Act only allows compensatory and punitive damages against employers with 15 or more employees. Lerman v. Mt. Sinai Cemetery Assoc. Cum.99-613 02/28/2001 CROWLEY

Hearing Officers

Hearing officer's decision on petition to fix, "pending apportionment," is not res judicata on apportionment as officers do not have the authority to apportion. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co. Ken.AP0038 03/07/2001 ATWOOD

Res Judicata

Hearing officer's decision on petition to fix, "pending apportionment," is not res judicata on apportionment as officers do not have the authority to apportion. Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Maine Employers' Mutual Insurance Co. Ken.AP0038 03/07/2001 ATWOOD

Sexual Assaults
and Harassment

Sexual harassment claim, where employee stalked by coworker for two years, survives employer's motion for summary judgment. Crowley v. L.L. Bean __F.Supp.__
05/08/2001 CARTER

Sexual harassment claim dismissed summarily for lack of evidence of hostile work environment. Viera v. Wal-Mart Stores __F.Supp.__ 04/18/2001 COHEN