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

REPORT: Overtime bill would guarantee living wages for workers with long hours

A bill before the Maine Legislature would give middle-class Mainers a much-needed raise by restoring lost overtime protections for 28,000 workers. The bill — LD 402, “An […]

James Myall

Posted February 11, 2020

Tags Overtime, Wages

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

Maine bill to fix overtime will restore the promise of extra pay for extra work

When Mainers work extra hours, they deserve extra pay. The 40-hour workweek has been a pillar of the American economy for decades. It’s still what most of […]

James Myall

Posted March 12, 2019

Tags Job Quality, Overtime

Jobs and Income

Bill Would Make More Maine Workers Eligible For Overtime Pay

James Myall, an analyst for Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal advocacy group, said right now employers can easily classify salaried workers as administrative or professional […]

Maine Public

Posted March 11, 2019

Tags Job Quality, Overtime

Maine’s Economy

Proposed changes to overtime rules would cut wages for up to 32,000 Mainers

A bill before the Maine Legislature would cut wages for roughly 19,000 Mainers this year. It would do so by changing the state’s overtime rules to exclude […]

James Myall

Posted February 7, 2018

Tags Minimum Wage, Overtime

Jobs and Income

New overtime rules will finally pay workers what they deserve

Every week, thousands of Mainers work overtime—more than 40 hours per week—to make ends meet. Many workers, even after working 50 to 60 hours per week, still […]

Marpheen Chann-Berry

Posted July 29, 2016

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Overtime, Wages

Jobs and Income

New overtime regulation changes are welcome

“Two days ago, President Obama announced that he’s taking the easiest route to fixing this loophole. He is updating the standards so that employers cannot deny overtime […]

Marpheen Chann-Berry

Posted July 2, 2015

Tags Federal, Job Quality, Overtime

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

REPORT: Overtime bill would guarantee living wages for workers with long hours

Colorado just expanded overtime protections. Will Dems in Augusta follow suit?

Maine bill to fix overtime will restore the promise of extra pay for extra work

Bill Would Make More Maine Workers Eligible For Overtime Pay

Proposed changes to overtime rules would cut wages for up to 32,000 Mainers

New overtime rules will finally pay workers what they deserve

New overtime regulation changes are welcome