For Immediate Release
May 10, 2004

Contact:
Glenn Israel, Esq.
(207) 774-1200
Beryl Wolfe
(207) 883-6083
E-mail: beryl@wolfenews.com
Web Site: http://www.bssn.com

PORTLAND - Attorneys in the Employment Law Practice Group of Bernstein Shur, Sawyer & Nelson will hold a series of informal breakfast meetings this month to discuss the new regulations issued by the U.S. Department of Labor on overtime pay.

The informational seminars, which are free and open to any employer or HR director wishing more info on the new rules, will be held from 8 to 10 a.m. May 17 and 27 for those in the public sector, and 8 to 10 a.m. May 20 and 21 for employers in the private sector.

All of the meetings will be held at the firm, which is located at 100 Middle Street in Portland. Advance registration is required, however, by calling Sue Powers at 228-7328, preferably by May 15.

Attorneys from the Bernstein, Shur Employment Law Group include: Glen Israel, Kate S. Debevoise, Joseph J. Hahn, Patricia A. Peard, George D. Hepner, III, Ronald W. Schneider, Jr., Geoffrey H. Hole, Scott E. Schul, James A. Houle and Andru Volinsky.

Bernstein, Shur, Sawyer & Nelson is one of northern New England's largest law firms, with more than 70 attorneys in offices in Portland and Augusta, Maine, and in Manchester, N.H. The firm provides legal services in all major subject areas, including corporate and commercial law, litigation and trials, municipal and governmental affairs, education law, construction, and tax and estate planning. Bernstein, Shur also has an active practice in bankruptcy, health law, environmental law, technology and commerce, employment law, legislative law, intellectual property, public utilities and other regulated industries. For more information on the firm, visit the Bernstein, Shur web site at www.bssn.com.

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