State of Working Maine 2023: Boosting Maine's Workforce

Download the PDF: Full Report Summary The major challenge facing Maine’s economy is the state’s plateauing workforce. In 2003, approximately 3 percent of jobs in Maine were […]

James Myall

Posted November 20, 2023

Tags Affordable Care Act, Budget, Caregiving, Child Care, Children, Economic Security, Economy, Education, Housing, Immigration, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wages

Jobs and Income

Worker wins and setbacks in the 2023 legislative sessions

In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been steady gains in the overall output of Maine’s economy and workforce, employment levels, and wages for people […]

James Myall

Posted July 31, 2023

Tags Budget, Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Fair Scheduling, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Overtime, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wages

Taxes and Budget

Workers made big gains this session, but some important policies were deferred

“I think paid family leave is definitely one of the biggest wins for workers and it will make a huge difference for many people,” said James Myall, […]

Beacon

Posted July 20, 2023

Tags Budget, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Family and Medical Leave

Taxes and Budget

Bills passed by Maine lawmakers are piling up on ‘the table’ – and many will die there

“It can be very sobering, and it can risk momentum for causes that you spend a lot of time building,” said Leuthy, who is now a lobbyist […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted June 19, 2023

Tags Budget, Child Care, Child Tax Credit, Direct Care Work, Housing, Paid Family and Medical Leave

Jobs and Income

Family friendly policies are the solution to workforce challenges

One of the most frequently asked questions we hear at the Maine Center for Economic Policy is how to expand the state’s workforce. One answer: Give workers the […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted June 11, 2023

Tags Child Care, Direct Care Work, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Family and Medical Leave

Jobs and Income

5 reasons Maine shouldn’t look to New Hampshire on Paid Family and Medical Leave

Last week, Maine’s Labor and Housing Committee voted to advance a bill which would establish a near-universal Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program for Maine workers. […]

James Myall

Posted June 9, 2023

Tags Family and Medical Leave, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wages

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Mills’ proposal to cut paid family leave benefits could make it unusable for low-wage workers

Proponents of the bill say Mills’ plan would make the program potentially unusable for many low-income workers who wouldn’t be able to make ends meet with such […]

Beacon

Posted June 1, 2023

Tags Paid Family and Medical Leave

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

A cautionary tale from Connecticut as Maine lawmakers weigh privatizing paid leave

James Myall, an analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, also cautioned against having a private administrator of a state paid leave program, pointing to the […]

Beacon

Posted June 1, 2023

Tags Paid Family and Medical Leave

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Wednesday Sit-Down: Paid family and medical leave debate

Garrett Martin from the Maine Center for Economic Policy sat down with CBS13 to discuss the paid family and medical leave debate in Maine. Click here to […]

Fox 23

Posted May 25, 2023

Tags Paid Family and Medical Leave, Wednesday Sit Down

Paid Family and Medical Leave

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State of Working Maine 2023: Boosting Maine's Workforce

Worker wins and setbacks in the 2023 legislative sessions

Workers made big gains this session, but some important policies were deferred

Bills passed by Maine lawmakers are piling up on ‘the table’ – and many will die there

Family friendly policies are the solution to workforce challenges

5 reasons Maine shouldn’t look to New Hampshire on Paid Family and Medical Leave

Mills’ proposal to cut paid family leave benefits could make it unusable for low-wage workers

A cautionary tale from Connecticut as Maine lawmakers weigh privatizing paid leave

Wednesday Sit-Down: Paid family and medical leave debate