Fired Maine hospital employee wins in labor dispute

A federal administrative law judge has ruled that Maine Coast Hospital engaged in unfair labor practices when it fired an employee for writing a letter to the editor that was critical of the hospital. The judge also ruled that the hospital must offer the former employee, Karen-Jo Young, her job back and compensate her for lost wages. In the fall of 2017, there was staff unrest at the institution then known as Maine Coast Memorial Hospital.