Jobs and Income

Extra pay for extra work: How Maine can restore overtime pay for 28,000 Mainers

When Mainers work long hours, they deserve to be compensated fairly for their extra work. Overtime protections exist to ensure extra work is rewarded with extra pay, […]

James Myall

Posted March 22, 2021

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Overtime, Wages

Jobs and Income

Lawmakers discuss bill to restore overtime protection

James Myall, a policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said most people think of a typical work week as being 40 hours. He said […]

Fox Bangor

Posted March 22, 2021

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Overtime, 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

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

Maine’s Economy

Proposed “Whistleblower” law will help restore workers’ right to hold bad bosses accountable

Maine’s lawmakers are revisiting a bill introduced in 2019 that would restore the legal rights of workers trapped in a rigged system that prevents them from having […]

James Myall

Posted February 24, 2020

Tags Jobs, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Wages

Jobs and Income

Bill proposed to protect overtime for salaried workers

“The value of overtime has really been eroded over time and we believe it should be restored to where it has been historically,” said Garrett Martin, executive […]

Fox Bangor

Posted February 13, 2020

Tags Overtime

Jobs and Income

Workers, small business owners deliver 2,000 petitions backing overtime pay restoration

MECEP released a report Tuesday detailing the economic case for lifting the salary threshold, which includes an estimated $8.8 million annual wage boost for Maine workers. “We do see […]

Beacon

Posted February 12, 2020

Tags Overtime

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

NEW REPORT: Overtime bill would guarantee living wage for Mainers who work long hours

LD 402 would boost middle-class wages by $8.8 million and guarantee overtime pay for all workers who earn less than $55,000 AUGUSTA, Maine — A bill before […]

Posted February 11, 2020

Tags Overtime, Wages

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Extra pay for extra work: How Maine can restore overtime pay for 28,000 Mainers

Lawmakers discuss bill to restore overtime protection

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

Maine trade groups lash out against proposed increase in overtime pay eligibility

Letter to the editor: To ensure that Maine workers get paid for OT work, support L.D. 402

Proposed “Whistleblower” law will help restore workers’ right to hold bad bosses accountable

Bill proposed to protect overtime for salaried workers

Workers, small business owners deliver 2,000 petitions backing overtime pay restoration

Proposed bill would provide $8.8M in overtime for salaried Mainers

NEW REPORT: Overtime bill would guarantee living wage for Mainers who work long hours