Jobs and Income Countdown to end of summer break puts heat on child care staff crisis At least 24,000 unemployed Mainers last year cited the state’s child care shortfall as the primary reason they’re not working, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy. Click […] NewsCenter Maine Posted July 19, 2024 Tags Child Care
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: Political division In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss the division in politics. Click […] WGME Posted July 17, 2024 Tags Federal, Wednesday Sit Down
Maine’s Economy Wednesday Sit-Down: Feelings about the economy In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss the economy. Click here to […] WGME Posted July 10, 2024 Tags Economic Security, Economy, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income Podcast: The ongoing abandonment of older Mainers Arthur Philips of the Maine Center for Economic Policy joins Cate Blackford to discuss the results of their report on Maine’s direct care workforce. It’s not good. Click […] Beacon Posted July 6, 2024 Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income Wednesday Sit-Down: Overtime Rules In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Garrett Martin, CEO of the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to discuss new federal overtime rules and […] WGME Posted July 3, 2024 Tags Federal, Job Quality, Jobs, Overtime, Wednesday Sit Down
Jobs and Income More Maine workers can now receive overtime pay under new federal rule According to James Myall, an analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, who put together a state level calculation, roughly 3,000 Maine workers will be newly-covered […] Maine Morning Star Posted July 1, 2024 Tags Federal, Overtime
Jobs and Income Maine Dept. of Labor says public is ‘definitely engaging’ in paid leave rulemaking James Myall, another coalition member and analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the rules are “generally good” and “erred on the side of making […] Maine Morning Star Posted June 27, 2024 Tags Paid Family and Medical Leave
Jobs and Income Opinion: DHHS must not bungle home health, direct-care rules A new study from the Maine Center for Economic Policy estimates the state requires 2,300 more full-time direct-care workers (home health aides and long-term care providers) to meet the […] Morning Sentinel Posted June 25, 2024 Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income Mainers are woefully underserved by home and institutional nursing care, report says The study, published this week, was written by Arthur Phillips, an analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a research and policy organization in Augusta. Thousands […] MaineBiz Posted June 20, 2024 Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs
Jobs and Income Low Pay Behind Staggering Shortfall in Nursing Home, Direct Care Hours in State The report released Tuesday and produced by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), in collaboration with the Maine Council on Aging, follows a prior report that […] Skilled Nursing News Posted June 20, 2024 Tags Caregiving, Direct Care Work, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs