State plans to cancel multi-million dollar contract over software delays sunjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Maine may seek $21 million refund from human resources software contractor
California-based Workday walked off the job last month after a dispute with the state. Meanwhile, Maine s finance commissioner told lawmakers it may take $8 million more to get the new system up and running.
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The state is threatening to terminate a contract with a company installing a new human resources software system and demand a $21 million refund after the contractor walked off the job last month.
Separately, a lawmaker has raised unspecified allegations that the dispute between California-based Workday, Inc., and the state involves “sexual misconduct,” and is calling for an investigation into those claims.
Maine may seek $21 million refund from human resources software contractor pressherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Watchdog report says Maine’s legal defense program for the poor lacks oversight, organization
The Legislature s accountability office released the first part of its report on Maine s program Monday.
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A state watchdog agency has concluded that Maine’s system for providing legal services to the poor has little organizational structure, lacks oversight and does not have established policies for attorney billing.
The Maine Commission on Indigent Legal Services has been under scrutiny as lawyers and legislators alike call for reform, and this new report will likely bolster those efforts.
“I definitely think that this report has really put the commission and its staff on notice that the status quo is no longer acceptable,” said state Sen. Justin Chenette, one of the lawmakers who asked for this investigation.
Impasse on funding leaves legal services for Maine s poor in limbo pressherald.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from pressherald.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.