Jobs and Income

Portland $18 emergency minimum wage kicks in Dec. 3 after referendum passes

“Raising the minimum wage not only helps us workers — when we have extra money to spend, local economies also get a boost,” the group said. The […]

MaineBiz

Posted November 4, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Portland voters to decide on $15 minimum wage, plus hazard pay

An estimated 23,500 Portland workers would see a pay increase under the ordinance, including 14,000 workers currently making less than $15 an hour plus another 9,000 who […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted October 14, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Some Maine unemployed receiving benefits above average salary

“Anybody who’s lost their job, I don’t think, views it as a gift, no matter the reason,” said Maine Center for Economic Policy Executive Director Garrett Martin. He said […]

WMTW

Posted May 13, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Unemployment, Wages

Jobs and Income

Letter to the editor: To ensure that Maine workers get paid for OT work, support L.D. 402

The system, as it is, encourages abuse by employers. Raising the minimum compensation requirement would end corporations gaming the system. The Maine Center for Economic Policy states […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted March 4, 2020

Tags Job Quality, Overtime, Wages

Maine’s Economy

Proposed “Whistleblower” law will help restore workers’ right to hold bad bosses accountable

Maine’s lawmakers are revisiting a bill introduced in 2019 that would restore the legal rights of workers trapped in a rigged system that prevents them from having […]

James Myall

Posted February 24, 2020

Tags Jobs, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Wages

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

Maine’s Economy

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

Taxes and Budget

Proposed family caregiver credit would recognize Mainers for millions of hours of unpaid labor

Maine’s patchwork system of professional caregivers is inadequate to meet the needs of every resident with long-term care needs. To fill these needs, Mainers step up to […]

Sarah Austin

Posted February 6, 2020

Tags Caregiving, Wages

Health Care, Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Portland MLK dinner gives hundreds ‘reality check’ on racial injustice, tribal sovereignty

Outside of slavery, animosity towards Mainers of color assumed other familiar and far-reaching forms. Low wages and disproportionately higher incarceration rates have left people of color empty […]

Beacon

Posted January 21, 2020

Tags Health Care, Inequality, Racial Equity, Wages

Jobs and Income

Fewer Maine kids live in poverty. Thank the minimum wage increase.

U.S. Department of Labor statistics show that wages grew across the board for Maine workers in 2017. Analysis by the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) found that income growth […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted January 3, 2020

Tags Minimum Wage, Poverty, Wages

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Portland $18 emergency minimum wage kicks in Dec. 3 after referendum passes

Portland voters to decide on $15 minimum wage, plus hazard pay

Some Maine unemployed receiving benefits above average salary

Letter to the editor: To ensure that Maine workers get paid for OT work, support L.D. 402

Proposed “Whistleblower” law will help restore workers’ right to hold bad bosses accountable

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

Proposed family caregiver credit would recognize Mainers for millions of hours of unpaid labor

Portland MLK dinner gives hundreds ‘reality check’ on racial injustice, tribal sovereignty

Fewer Maine kids live in poverty. Thank the minimum wage increase.