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Maine Rural Water Association's 39th Annual Technical Conference and Tradeshow

Name: Maine Rural Water Association's 39th Annual Technical Conference and Tradeshow
Start: 2019-12-10T00:00:00+0000
Location: Cross Center

When: December 10, 2019

People: Tawny L. Alvarez, James I. Cohen

Location:

Cross Center

Bangor, Maine

Employment and labor attorney Tawny Alvarez and Jim Cohen will be presenting at the Maine Rural Water Association's 39th Annual Technical two-day conference on December 10-20, 2019. The event will focus on offering educational opportunities to the water and wastewater industry in Maine. Attendees include employees and volunteers of small to large water systems, wastewater systems, operators, administrative personnel, management, and governance. Tawny and Jim will speak at the "Legal: Labor and Employment" session and will cover best practices in utility governance, navigating conflicts of interest, and wage, hour, and leave laws for water districts.

For the MRWA conference program, click here.

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