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 Economic Policy and Jessica Milli, founder at Research 2 Impact. A worker making $50,000 annually would pay about $430 per year into the fund.

Click here to read the full story, first published September 13, 2022 in the Bangor Daily News.