Credit agencies downgrade Northern Light's rating - Piscataquis Observer
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By Kathleen O
The score changes mean Northern Light may pay more interest on loans in the future, which would increase capital costs of future investments.
“Dr. Mundell really wanted to create a precedent that would help other women that were getting unfairly underpaid.”
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit agreed that the hospital violated the state's equal pay law by paying clinical psychologist Clare Mundell an hourly rate of $50 while paying men in her department $90 to $95 per hour.
The project could help fill a gap in health services left when Bangor's biggest hospital stopped offering similar services in December 2022.