Employees vs. Independent Contractors Published: 11/06/2018 By: RKM Workers’ compensation benefits are only payable to an “employee” as defined by the Maine Workers’ Compensation Act. Accordingly, when involved in a workers’ compensation claim, it is important to know whether you are, or an injured worker is, classified as an employee or an independent contractor to [...]
Statutory and Litigation Penalties for Failure to Secure the Payment of Workers’ Comp Benefits in MainePublished: 04/26/2018 By: RKM It is essential that every Maine employer consider its obligation to obtain workers’ compensation insurance. The Maine Worker’s Compensation Act requires that, with some exceptions, employers secure the payment of compensation in conformity with sections [...]
HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY ROBINSON, KRIGER & McCALLUM Published: 12/05/2018 By: RKM HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY ROBINSON, KRIGER & McCALLUMI was reminded recently that it has been 40 years since Bob Robinson and Jim Kriger founded what was then Robinson & Kriger. Since then our firm has grown from 4 lawyers to upward of 16 attorneys. The [...]
Published: 12/07/2018 By: RKM Many people come to us with a belief that the quantity of time spent with their children determines whether they, as parents, should share residency of their children or whether one parent should have primary residence of the children. Even worse, many clients have a mistaken [...]