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• Navigating and Implementing Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

  • When
    12 Nov 2025
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    12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

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  Navigating and Implementing Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Program

  November 12, 2025

  12:00-1:15 PM

  Via Zoom

  
  

  Description: Jack Bjorn will provide a comprehensive overview of the Maine Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Act, including an updated summary of the law, the Final Rule, and additional guidance and resources published by the Maine Department of Labor. Jack will discuss the requirements and implementation of the program, as well as considerations for advising employers on how to comply with the PFML law, state and federal unpaid family and medical leave laws, and other leave requirements, such as those under the ADA or specific employer policies. Attendees will learn how to effectively advise employers and employees about the PFML program and how to prepare for overlapping leave eligibility requirements once PFML benefits begin to be paid in 2026.

  
  

  Speaker: Jack Bjorn practices in Pierce Atwood’s Employment Practice Group. Jack is experienced in various aspects of labor and employment law, including statutory and regulatory compliance, employer policies and procedures, and claims before the Maine Human Rights Commission and other state and federal agencies. Jack regularly assists clients with general employment compliance issues such as employee handbooks, family and medical leave, employment contracts, wage and hour issues, employee disciplinary matters, and labor negotiations.

  
  

  This program is pending one hour of general CLE credit.  

  Zoom credentials will be emailed to attendees one day before the program.

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• Supporting Transgender and Gender Diverse Clients in a Changing Landscape

  • When
    13 Nov 2025
  •  
    12:00 PM - 1:15 PM
  • Location
    via Zoom

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  Supporting Transgender and Gender Diverse Clients in a Changing Landscape

  November 13, 2025

  12:00-1:15 pm

  Via Zoom

  Description:

  Gender identity has become a prominent and evolving topic of discussion, underscoring the need for legal professionals to stay informed and equipped to support transgender and gender diverse clients and colleagues. This seminar, which qualifies for 1 hour of H/D credit, is designed to provide attorneys with up-to-date insights and knowledge on the complexities surrounding gender identity and its legal implications.  It will begin with an overview of what gender identity is and why it holds such immense significance for many individuals, both young and old. It will present some of the bills and legal measures introduced in the US over past year both targeting and supporting LGBTQIA+ individuals, as well as a summary of the current rights and challenges facing transgender and gender diverse individuals in Maine.  Finally, it will discuss practical ways for attorneys to support transgender clients and colleagues in their practice.

  Speaker:

  Parke Burmeister, Esq. Casco Bay Law

  Parke is the founder of Casco Bay Law. He first created Casco Bay Law in 2014 with a vision for providing excellent, client-centered legal services in a boutique setting in downtown Portland.

  Parke’s legal practice is primarily centered on trusts and estates, probate matters, and working with small businesses. His focus includes comprehensive estate planning, wills and trusts, special needs planning, guardianships, conservatorships and other protective arrangements, estate administration, probate litigation, and business matters.

  In 2020, Parke drafted the chapter on guardianships and conservatorships for the 1st Edition 2020 “A Practical Guide to Probate in Maine.” In October 2020, Parke presented on the SECURE Act for the SCORE Maine 2020 Tax Practitioner Institute.  Parke has also completed mediation training through the Harvard Mediation Program at Harvard Law School, and, in 2014 and 2015, served as a volunteer mediator at the Brookline District Court in Massachusetts.

  Parke is a graduate of Colby College and the University of Maine School of Law.

  This program has been approved for one hour of H & D credit.  Zoom credentials will be emailed to registrants one day before the program.

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