Jobs and Income Maine Republicans attempt to roll back wages for younger workers During Monday’s hearing before the legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee, proponents of Maine’s minimum wage law pointed to economic data showing how the state has fared overall […] Beacon Posted March 18, 2019 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income Small business owners, workers weigh in on a series of minimum wage bills Others testified in support of the higher minimum wage. “All the evidence points to the same conclusion,” said James Myall, a policy analyst at the Maine Center […] WABI Posted March 18, 2019 Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income Analysis: GOP plan would reduce paid sick protections for 190,000 Maine workers An initial analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy found that 57,000 Maine workers who would be covered by Sen. Millett’s bill would be denied any ability to […] Beacon Posted March 12, 2019 Tags Paid Sick Days
Jobs and Income Bill Would Make More Maine Workers Eligible For Overtime Pay James Myall, an analyst for Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal advocacy group, said right now employers can easily classify salaried workers as administrative or professional […] Maine Public Posted March 11, 2019 Tags Job Quality, Overtime
Taxes and Budget Has Janet Mills Paralyzed Progressive Reform? To many Democrats, most disturbing about Mills’ no-new-taxes pledge is that it leaves in place LePage’s income-tax cuts, which lowered the top rate on the rich from […] The Free Press Posted March 7, 2019 Tags Tax Fairness, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Experts say repealing estate tax cut for millionaires key to fixing Maine’s wealth gap A legislative effort to undo massive estate tax cuts passed by former Gov. Paul LePage was praised by tax fairness advocates and policy experts at a public […] Beacon Posted March 7, 2019 Tags Estate Tax, Taxes
Taxes and Budget Maine should boost working families, build a stronger economy by expanding its Earned Income Tax Credit CONTACT:Mario Morettomario@mecep.org(207) 620-1101 Augusta, MAINE – This year, policymakers in Augusta can help working families meet their basic needs by expanding Maine’s Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), […] Posted March 7, 2019 Tags EITC, Taxes
Jobs and Income Restaurant licenses, sales, jobs, wages and hours all up after Maine’s tipped wage hike As policy analyst James Myall with the Maine Center for Economic Policy points out, if increasing servers’ wages would cause restaurants and bars to close, as Republican […] Beacon Posted March 6, 2019 Tags Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income Mainers testify that state’s lack of paid sick days is ‘arcane and insane’ In a packed public hearing before the state legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee Monday, Maine workers, employers and advocates argued in favor of a proposal for a […] Beacon Posted February 25, 2019 Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days
Bills considered to protect, restrict Maine voters’ referendum rights Sarah Austin, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said Maine’s ballot process allows for a level of direct democracy not found in some […] Beacon Posted February 21, 2019 Tags Inequality