Jobs and Income

Another labor crisis hits Maine: Parents can’t find child care

Under the American Rescue Plan, Maine’s child care providers will be eligible for more than $120 million in federal funds to help keep their doors open, and ultimately […]

Sun Journal

Posted May 30, 2021

Tags Children, Job Quality

Jobs and Income

Complex worker shortage problem strains businesses, employees in central Maine

James Myall, policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the availability of workers depends on the industry. He does not think the extra unemployment […]

Yahoo! News

Posted May 22, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Employment, Job Quality, Unemployment

Jobs and Income

Committee advances Rep. Cuddy bill to protect service employees from wage theft

The threshold for being considered a tipped employee has not been significantly increased in over 50 years. While the law currently requires employers to supplement the base […]

Penobscot Bay Pilot

Posted May 10, 2021

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Bill to update definition of “tipped worker” would prevent low-wage trap for service workers

Public laws regarding tipped workers are designed to ensure that workers who receive a substantial portion of their income through tips are given the same worker protections […]

James Myall

Posted May 4, 2021

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Anti-retaliation law would guarantee real rights for Maine workers

State labor laws are critical to ensuring basic rights and dignity at the workplace. From the minimum wage to paid time off, accommodations for working mothers to laws mandating breaks […]

James Myall

Posted April 23, 2021

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income

Increasing Maine’s minimum wage to $16 would boost wages for more than 350,000 Mainers

Mainers’ wages have risen in recent years thanks in part to increases in the minimum wage approved by voters in 2016. Those increases have led to raises […]

James Myall

Posted April 12, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Anti-minimum wage bills would cut Mainers’ wages by $193 million, with big impact on essential workers

A strong minimum wage supports Maine’s workers and creates an economy that is stronger for all of us. But year after year, opponents of the minimum wage […]

James Myall

Posted April 12, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine must end carveouts that take workers’ rights away from essential farmers and food producers

Everyone deserves the same basic protections and rights on the job. Laws guaranteeing the minimum wage, overtime, and the right to form a union are foundational to creating […]

James Myall

Posted April 7, 2021

Tags Inequality, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Racial Equity, Unions, Wages

Jobs and Income

At-will employment is cover for discrimination. Maine should abolish it to protect workers from unfair firing

No worker should be fired from their job without a good reason. That’s why we have anti-discrimination laws, which protect Mainers from being fired on the basis […]

James Myall

Posted March 24, 2021

Tags Employment, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Extra pay for extra work: How Maine can restore overtime pay for 28,000 Mainers

When Mainers work long hours, they deserve to be compensated fairly for their extra work. Overtime protections exist to ensure extra work is rewarded with extra pay, […]

James Myall

Posted March 22, 2021

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Overtime, Wages

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Another labor crisis hits Maine: Parents can’t find child care

Complex worker shortage problem strains businesses, employees in central Maine

Committee advances Rep. Cuddy bill to protect service employees from wage theft

Bill to update definition of “tipped worker” would prevent low-wage trap for service workers

Anti-retaliation law would guarantee real rights for Maine workers

Increasing Maine’s minimum wage to $16 would boost wages for more than 350,000 Mainers

Anti-minimum wage bills would cut Mainers’ wages by $193 million, with big impact on essential workers

Maine must end carveouts that take workers’ rights away from essential farmers and food producers

At-will employment is cover for discrimination. Maine should abolish it to protect workers from unfair firing

Extra pay for extra work: How Maine can restore overtime pay for 28,000 Mainers