Jobs and Income States and Cities With Public Campaign Financing Lead on Paid Sick Leave Policies A 2018 report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy found that the workers who are paid the lowest in Maine are much more likely to receive no paid […] Sludge Posted May 9, 2020 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days
Jobs and Income Maine trade groups lash out against proposed increase in overtime pay eligibility Supporters of increased overtime protections say arguments that the measure will sink Maine’s economy and force businesses out are reminiscent of the talking points issued by those […] Portland Press Herald Posted March 11, 2020 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Overtime
Jobs and Income Letter to the editor: To ensure that Maine workers get paid for OT work, support L.D. 402 The system, as it is, encourages abuse by employers. Raising the minimum compensation requirement would end corporations gaming the system. The Maine Center for Economic Policy states […] Portland Press Herald Posted March 4, 2020 Tags Job Quality, Overtime, Wages
Jobs and Income Proposed bill would provide $8.8M in overtime for salaried Mainers Nearly all hourly workers are guaranteed overtime when they work more than 40 hours. The guarantee also applies to workers who earn an annual salary of less […] MaineBiz Posted February 12, 2020 Tags Job Quality, Overtime
Jobs and Income Colorado just expanded overtime protections. Will Dems in Augusta follow suit? “Colorado’s decision to restore overtime restores one of the basic promises of employment: That workers should be paid for every hour they work,” said Mario Moretto, communications […] Beacon Posted January 27, 2020 Tags Job Quality, Overtime
Jobs and Income New poll of Maine workers shows strong support for more workforce protections A new survey of workers in Maine shows that there is significant desire for the state to take a major role in adopting policies that improve job […] Beacon Posted December 23, 2019 Tags Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income Study points out problems facing Maine workers A policy center in Augusta has completed a study on Maine’s workforce, and while compared to years past Maine as a whole is doing well, that doesn’t […] Fox Bangor Posted December 19, 2019 Tags Economic Security, Job Quality
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy NEW REPORT: Rosy economic indicators mask Mainers' lived experience in workforce AUGUSTA, Maine — Household earnings and GDP are up. Unemployment and poverty are down. But do these indicators really describe the ground-level experience of Maine’s working families […] Posted December 18, 2019 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Maine Has The Highest Food Insecurity Rate In New England. Here's How 1 Food Bank Is Addressing That Kristen Miale is the president of the largest hunger-relief organization in Maine, the Good Shepherd Food Bank. Good Shepherd distributes food to all 16 counties in the […] Maine Public Posted November 28, 2019 Tags Economic Security, EITC, Food Insecurity, Inequality, Job Quality, Minimum Wage
Jobs and Income Feminism benefits everyone working jobs historically seen as ‘women’s work’ I attended a town hall meeting and panel discussion on Nov. 23 hosted by the Maine Women’s Lobby. The panel, assembled in the community room at Lithgow […] Beacon Posted November 27, 2019 Tags Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs