Ann S. Chapman

Employment, Policy & Higher Education Consultant

207.253.0544 Direct
207.772.3627 Fax

achapman@dwmlaw.com

84 Marginal Way, Suite 600
Portland, ME 04101-2480

Assistant: Katie Romasco

Ann Chapman is a non-lawyer consultant who joined Drummond Woodsum in 1999. Ann consults on a broad range of human resources and employment issues, personnel policies/procedures, HR audits, compensation studies, labor negotiations and contract analysis for public and private sector clients of all sizes. Ann also regularly conducts investigations of all types for employers, schools and Indian tribes/enterprises, including employee and student misconduct; harassment and discrimination complaints; and sexual assault complaints in post-secondary institutions. She regularly conducts management and employee trainings, as well as webinars and workshops on human resources, employment and investigation issues across the country. Ann is also an author and editor of numerous books and articles on employment and policy topics.

Before joining the firm, Ann served as a policy and resources specialist for Maine School Management Association, and in that role she provided policy consulting, writing and workshop assistance for school systems throughout Maine. Her professional background includes extensive experience in market research, technical writing and editing. Ann also served on the Cape Elizabeth School Board for six years, with two years as Board Chair.

PUBLICATIONS

Co-author, Maine School Law for Secretaries and Administrative Assistants (2014)
Editor, Maine School Law and Practice for Board Members: A Practical Guide (2014)
Editor, Maine School Law, 5th Edition (2014)

NEWS

Title IX Alert
September 26, 2017
Drummond Woodsum Launches Strategic Consulting Business
January 1, 2016
Drummond Woodsum Announces New Practice Group Leader - Ann S. Chapman
August 15, 2014
Drummond Woodsum and NNAHRA Have Partnered for Human Resource Training
April 14, 2014

ARTICLES

Education Secretary Previews Title IX Changes to Come
September 14, 2017
Maine's Recreational Marijuana Law Goes into Effect January 30, 2017
January 2017
Department of Labor’s Final Overtime Rules Are Here
May 18, 2016
Recent Legislative Changes and the Impact on Maine Employers
October 21, 2015
Recent State Employment Law Changes Impact Maine Schools
Fall 2015
Chart of Required and Recommended Trainings and Notices for Schools
Summer 2014
Time to Add a Whistleblower Policy to Your Board Manual
Spring 2014
Time to Get Your Policy House in Order?
Winter 2013
Are College Recommendations "Education Records?"
Winter 2012
Annual Policy Summary
Summer 2011
FERPA: Beware of Reliance on the "Sole Possession" Exception
Spring 2011
GINA: What Schools Need to do Now
Winter 2011
Annual Policy Summary and Checklist
Summer 2010
Poodles, Peanuts and Plans! A Special Bonus Edition of "I Was Just Wondering..."
Winter 2010

PRESENTATIONS

2017 Year in Review and Holiday Advice (ME)
December 6, 2017
The Tribal Human Resource Professionals (THRP) Certification Summit
October 30, 2017
Marijuana in Maine: Issues for Maine Colleges and Universities
October 5, 2017
Three Laws Employers Frequently Violate Without Knowing It!
September 6, 2017
The Tribal Human Resource Professionals (THRP) Certification Summit
August 21-24, 2017
The Art of the Question: Tools and Techniques for Interviewing Witnesses
June 24-28, 2017
The Tribal Human Resource Professional (THRP) Certification Summit
June 5-8, 2017
Dealing with Disabilities in the Workplace
May 31, 2017
The Tribal Human Resource Professional (THRP) Certification Summit
March 27-30, 2017
Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect: Don’t Drop the Ball!
March 22, 2017
HR Program: 2016 Year in Review and HR Holiday Advice - Portland, Maine
December 7, 2016
The Tribal Human Resources Professional Certification Summit
November 7-10, 2016
HR Program: Documentation, Discipline and Discharge
September 7-8, 2016
Workshop on Implementing DOL's New Overtime Rules
June 28, 2016
HR Program: Wage and Hour Hot Spots
June 1-2, 2016
Seminar for School and District Secretaries, Special Education Secretaries, and Administrative Assistants
April 7, 2016
Seminar for School and District Secretaries, Special Education Secretaries, and Administrative Assistants
April 6, 2016
Employee Theft: Steps Your Company Can Take to Identify Risks and Stop Employee Theft
March 2-3, 2016
Managing Medical Marijuana in School - What Maine Schools Need to Know
January 12, 2016
Human Resource Lunch
December 3, 2015
Paid Time Off or Traditional Defined Leave? How to Identify which is Best for your College or University
November 5, 2015
Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting: Don’t Drop the Ball
October 23, 2015
Employee Conduct Expectations: Are the Feds Making the Rules?
September 20-23, 2015
HR Program: Fair Labor Standards Act - Facing New Challenges with Wage and Hour and Overtime Issues
September 17, 2015
The Essentials of School Safety: A Comprehensive Approach to the Law and Policy
September 11, 2015
Human Resource Lunch: FMLA and Employee Absences | June 11, 2015 | Bangor, ME
June 11, 2015
Reasonable Accommodations in the Workplace: Your Responsibilities as an Employer
April 28, 2015
Human Resource Breakfast - Maine
February 24, 2015
Schools, Technology and the Law
November 14, 2015
Transgender Students, Allergies, and Service Animals: What's a Board to Do?
October 24, 2014
The Most Up-to-Date Legal Updates for Indian Country
September 29, 2014
Drummond Woodsum Employment & Labor Law Lunch
September 24, 2014
Handling Discrimination Claims and Getting it Right with Investigations, Grievances and Discipline
May 30, 2014
Handling Discrimination Claims and Getting it Right with Investigations, Grievances and Discipline
May 12, 2014
Workplace Investigations Often Begin and End With HR
May 6, 2014
School and District Secretaries, Special Education Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Seminar
March 12, 2014
School and District Secretaries, Special Education Secretaries and Administrative Assistants Seminar
March 6, 2014
Personnel Policies In Indian Country: Getting Them Right
June 13, 2013