Jobs and Income As Maine reopens, 89,000 workers still lack paid sick leave The big business carve-out exempts many workers in Maine who work for large retail chains. Among those workers who did not have leave protections, 31,000 are ineligible […] Beacon Posted May 18, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days
Jobs and Income States and Cities With Public Campaign Financing Lead on Paid Sick Leave Policies A 2018 report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy found that the workers who are paid the lowest in Maine are much more likely to receive no paid […] Sludge Posted May 9, 2020 Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy Focus on Collins as Senate makes paid sick days a sticking point in coronavirus response On Saturday, the U.S. House approved an emergency package providing free testing for the COVID-19 virus, enhanced unemployment benefits, and two weeks of paid sick days for just some […] Beacon Posted March 17, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Paid Sick Days, Recession, Unemployment
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy BIW criticized for offering only unpaid leave to workers The offer of unpaid leave made by BIW, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, the U.S.’s fifth-largest defense contractor, was immediately condemned on social media. “BIW’s parent company made […] Beacon Posted March 16, 2020 Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Paid Sick Days, Recession, Unemployment
Maine’s Economy Coronavirus highlights the need for all workers to have paid sick leave As the United States and the world grapple with the outbreak of the novel form of coronavirus, known as COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control is advising […] James Myall Posted March 3, 2020 Tags Health Care, Paid Sick Days
Jobs and Income Groundbreaking ‘earned paid leave’ law to cover 85% of Maine workers Garrett Martin, executive director of Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the nonprofit’s “State of Working Maine 2018” reported that the lack of sick leave cost the […] MaineBiz Posted May 29, 2019 Tags Paid Sick Days
Jobs and Income Proposed city sick-day ordinance will protect Portland’s unique workforce Finally, we strongly disagree that Portland should wait for the state to pass L.D. 369, which would provide paid time off to some workers. Portland needs a paid-sick-days ordinance […] Portland Press Herald Posted April 20, 2019 Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days
Jobs and Income Gideon’s bill would make Maine a national leader on paid family leave If passed, the program would cover 95 percent of private employees and offer up to 12 weeks of paid family leave, as well as 20 weeks of […] Beacon Posted April 19, 2019 Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days
Jobs and Income Portland council to hear arguments about paid sick leave proposal An April 16, 2018, memo from Maine Center for Economic Policy analyst James Myall for the SMWC concludes that the ordinance could help 19,000 employees, 10,600 of […] Portland Press Herald Posted April 7, 2019 Tags Paid Sick Days
Jobs and Income Josh Caldwell: Paid sick leave a plus for Maine Paid sick leave is a crucial labor component for Maine employees and should be considered a necessary provision for all employers. According to the Maine Center for […] Sun Journal Posted March 26, 2019 Tags Paid Sick Days