The new paid leave tax hitting Mainers in 2025, explained

The new program will apply to 90 percent of Maine’s workforce, according to the liberal Maine Center for Economic Policy. Self-employed people and tribal governments can opt into benefits but do not have to. Public-sector union employees do not have to contribute to the fund until their current collective bargaining agreements expire.

Click here to read the full story, first published December 30, 2024 in Bangor Daily News.