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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
Jobs and Income

Lawmakers discuss bill to restore overtime protection

James Myall, a policy analyst for the Maine Center for Economic Policy, said most people think of a typical work week as being 40 hours. He said […]

Fox Bangor
Posted March 22, 2021
Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Overtime, Wages
Jobs and Income

Wage theft costs workers millions. This bill would help workers get what they’re owed.

All Mainers are entitled to the wages they earn, and no one should have their wages stolen by their employer. While most employers play by the rules […]

James Myall
Posted March 17, 2021
Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Wages
Jobs and Income

Pandemic workplace risks reveal the need for more worker safety protections

With the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continuing to claim more than 1,500 lives in the United States every day, the need for safe workplaces is clearer than ever […]

James Myall
Posted February 11, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs
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