Brief: Providing workers the support they need to enter and stay in the labor force

At a glance Maine has more jobs now than before the pandemic Labor force participation has mostly rebounded to pre-pandemic levels but is not adequate to keep […]

MECEP

Posted May 26, 2023

Tags Child Care, Child Tax Credit, Direct Care Work, Economic Security, Economy, Employment, Family and Medical Leave, Inclusive Economy, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income

Maine paid family leave effort gets mixed business reaction

James Myall, economic policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said paid family leave would be a boon to the economy because there are many […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted February 24, 2023

Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Cost emerges as early hurdle to Maine paid-leave plans

A separate estimate assumes $192 million in benefits would be paid out annually from the fund, according to economic policy analyst James Myall at the liberal Maine Center for […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted September 13, 2022

Tags Budget, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days

Health Care

130th Legislature makes health care more affordable for Mainers

The 130th Maine legislature made real progress on health care affordability for Mainers. Maine Center for Economic Policy supported several bills which increased eligibility for children and […]

James Myall

Posted May 25, 2022

Tags Affordable Care Act, Economic Security, Family and Medical Leave, Federal, Health Care, Paid Sick Days, Prescription Drugs

Jobs and Income

Legislators sustain Mills’ vetoes of progressive labor and criminal justice reform bills

“Frankly, it’s an indefensible decision,” James Myall of the Maine Center for Economic Policy wrote on Twitter. “Fear of retaliation by employers is real, and by blocking this effort […]

Beacon

Posted May 9, 2022

Tags Economic Security, Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Taxes and Budget

Making the most of Maine's historic surplus

When a state’s budget fully invests in its people and communities, everyone benefits. Today, Maine has a surplus and policymakers have an opportunity to improve people’s lives, […]

Sarah Austin

Posted March 1, 2022

Tags Budget, Economic Security, Education, Health Care, Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income

Surveys show strong support and widespread need for paid family and medical leave

Maine’s Commission to Develop a Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits Program recently solicited public feedback through two separate surveys of employees and employers on the need […]

James Myall

Posted February 22, 2022

Tags Children, Economic Security, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income

Lawmaker seeks to protect workers who take paid time off from retaliation

James Myall, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), told Beacon in a recent interview that workers’ fear of using leave was well-documented at the […]

Beacon

Posted January 31, 2022

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days

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

Paid Sick Days

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Brief: Providing workers the support they need to enter and stay in the labor force

Maine paid family leave effort gets mixed business reaction

Cost emerges as early hurdle to Maine paid-leave plans

130th Legislature makes health care more affordable for Mainers

Legislators sustain Mills’ vetoes of progressive labor and criminal justice reform bills

Making the most of Maine's historic surplus

Surveys show strong support and widespread need for paid family and medical leave

Lawmaker seeks to protect workers who take paid time off from retaliation

New Report & Press Event: State of Working Maine 2021

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