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

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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