Jobs and Income

ANALYSIS: Portland 2022 Minimum Wage Initiative

Analysis of the likely impacts of an initiative proposed by Maine DSA to increase the minimum wage in Portland to $18 an hour by 2025; to phase […]

MECEP

Posted August 23, 2022

Tags Economy, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Portland voters may be asked to again consider increasing the minimum wage

Councilors also heard Wednesday from an analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy and the director of advocacy at the Portland Regional Chamber of Commerce about […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 21, 2022

Tags Local, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

New Report & Press Event: State of Working Maine 2021

AUGUSTA, MAINE — The experiences of frontline workers during the pandemic offer lessons beyond the immediate public health threat, according to a new report released today by the Maine […]

Posted November 4, 2021

Tags Caregiving, Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Employment, Inequality, Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Days, Racial Equity, Unemployment, Unions, Wages

Jobs and Income

Progress for Maine Workers in the first part of the 130th Legislature

After a particularly difficult year for Maine workers — during which many people labored under intense pressure and the looming threat of the COVID-19 pandemic — the […]

James Myall

Posted September 1, 2021

Tags Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Paid Sick Days, Wages

Jobs and Income

Committee advances Rep. Cuddy bill to protect service employees from wage theft

The threshold for being considered a tipped employee has not been significantly increased in over 50 years. While the law currently requires employers to supplement the base […]

Penobscot Bay Pilot

Posted May 10, 2021

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Bill to update definition of “tipped worker” would prevent low-wage trap for service workers

Public laws regarding tipped workers are designed to ensure that workers who receive a substantial portion of their income through tips are given the same worker protections […]

James Myall

Posted May 4, 2021

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Increasing Maine’s minimum wage to $16 would boost wages for more than 350,000 Mainers

Mainers’ wages have risen in recent years thanks in part to increases in the minimum wage approved by voters in 2016. Those increases have led to raises […]

James Myall

Posted April 12, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Anti-minimum wage bills would cut Mainers’ wages by $193 million, with big impact on essential workers

A strong minimum wage supports Maine’s workers and creates an economy that is stronger for all of us. But year after year, opponents of the minimum wage […]

James Myall

Posted April 12, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine must end carveouts that take workers’ rights away from essential farmers and food producers

Everyone deserves the same basic protections and rights on the job. Laws guaranteeing the minimum wage, overtime, and the right to form a union are foundational to creating […]

James Myall

Posted April 7, 2021

Tags Inequality, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Unions, Wages

Jobs and Income

Wage theft costs workers millions. This bill would help workers get what they’re owed.

All Mainers are entitled to the wages they earn, and no one should have their wages stolen by their employer. While most employers play by the rules […]

James Myall

Posted March 17, 2021

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Wages

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ANALYSIS: Portland 2022 Minimum Wage Initiative

Portland voters may be asked to again consider increasing the minimum wage

New Report & Press Event: State of Working Maine 2021

Progress for Maine Workers in the first part of the 130th Legislature

Committee advances Rep. Cuddy bill to protect service employees from wage theft

Bill to update definition of “tipped worker” would prevent low-wage trap for service workers

Increasing Maine’s minimum wage to $16 would boost wages for more than 350,000 Mainers

Anti-minimum wage bills would cut Mainers’ wages by $193 million, with big impact on essential workers

Maine must end carveouts that take workers’ rights away from essential farmers and food producers

Wage theft costs workers millions. This bill would help workers get what they’re owed.