Taxes and Budget

MECEP releases biennial budget blueprint for prosperity, growth and opportunity

AUGUSTA, Maine – Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) today released “The Prosperity Budget,” a biennial state budget blueprint that lays the groundwork for a stronger, more inclusive […]

Posted January 15, 2019

Tags Budget, Higher Education, Infrastructure, Job Quality, K-12 Education, Racial Equity

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

State of Working Maine 2018

Contents Editor’s note: State of Working Maine 2018 contains extensive endnotes and citations not reflected in this online version of the report. To see the complete report […]

James Myall

Posted November 19, 2018

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Education, Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

'State of Working Maine 2018' examines job quality, offers solutions to make good jobs the norm

Too many jobs pay too little, are too unpredictable and don’t support Mainers’ well-being. With smart policy changes, we can turn all jobs into good jobs AUGUSTA, Maine […]

Posted November 15, 2018

Tags Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Portland council to weigh law requiring paid sick leave

In February, an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy determined as many as 19,000 people do not have earned paid time, but Hentzel questioned the […]

The Forecaster

Posted April 18, 2018

Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Maine’s Economy

Sexual harassment in state government is likely costing Maine millions

Sexual harassment in state government could be costing Maine taxpayers millions in employee turnover and lost productivity, according to MECEP analysis. This week, the Legislature’s State and […]

James Myall

Posted February 28, 2018

Tags Economy, Job Quality, Jobs

Health Care

Committee endorses bill to create universal sick leave in Maine

The Maine Women’s Lobby, Maine Center for Economic Policy, Maine AFL-CIO, Maine Education Association, Maine People’s Alliance, the Maine chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness […]

MaineBiz

Posted April 19, 2017

Tags Health Care, Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Health Care

Testimony in Support of LD 1159, An Act To Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees

Access to paid sick time would be one of the most meaningful changes this committee could make to the lives of working Mainers. Every year, tens of […]

Mark Sullivan

Posted April 10, 2017

Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income

New overtime rules will finally pay workers what they deserve

Every week, thousands of Mainers work overtime—more than 40 hours per week—to make ends meet. Many workers, even after working 50 to 60 hours per week, still […]

Marpheen Chann-Berry

Posted July 29, 2016

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Overtime, Wages

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Employment trends threaten the economic security of working families

As if employment opportunities for low-income workers weren’t bleak enough―low-wages, no retirement savings, no health insurance―now these workers face a complete breakdown of the traditional employer-employee relationship […]

Jody Harris

Posted December 30, 2015

Tags Economic Security, Economy, Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Shop ‘til you drop ― It’s no holiday for retail workers

Too many Mainers today work too few hours for too low pay. The data show over and over and over how part-time, low-wage, and benefit-less jobs trap […]

Jody Harris

Posted December 2, 2015

Tags Incomes, Job Quality, Wages

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MECEP releases biennial budget blueprint for prosperity, growth and opportunity

State of Working Maine 2018

'State of Working Maine 2018' examines job quality, offers solutions to make good jobs the norm

Portland council to weigh law requiring paid sick leave

Sexual harassment in state government is likely costing Maine millions

Committee endorses bill to create universal sick leave in Maine

Testimony in Support of LD 1159, An Act To Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees

New overtime rules will finally pay workers what they deserve

Employment trends threaten the economic security of working families

Shop ‘til you drop ― It’s no holiday for retail workers