Maine lawmakers have signed off on worker protections — now they must fund their implementation

Through 2023 and 2024, the Maine legislature passed seven bills to improve Mainers’ rights at work — but these bills won’t become law unless the Appropriations and […]

James Myall

Posted April 12, 2024

Tags Budget, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Education, Jobs and Income

Poor pay and strained working conditions cause staffing shortages in Maine schools

At a glance: Maine has a shortage of educators due to wages that are not competitive Maine educators make less on average than peers with similar levels […]

James Myall

Posted April 8, 2024

Tags Children, Economic Security, Education, Job Quality, Jobs, K-12 Education, Wages

Jobs and Income

Effort continues to ensure state minimum wage for ME farmworkers

About one-quarter of Maine farmworkers live in poverty, and they are roughly 4.5 times as likely to live below the poverty line as other workers in the […]

Public News Service

Posted March 27, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

Wednesday Sit-Down: Minimum wage for Maine farm workers

In this week’s Wednesday Sit-Down, Arthur Phillips, policy analyst from the Maine Center of Economic Policy, sits down with CBS 13 to talk about the minimum wage […]

WGME

Posted March 27, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages, Wednesday Sit Down

Jobs and Income

Maine lawmakers could still raise the minimum wage to $15

James Myall, a policy analyst with the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP), asked members of the AFA and Labor and Housing committees to think of the […]

Beacon

Posted March 6, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Wages

Jobs and Income

State government workers union files complaint against Mills administration over bargaining dispute

Since the market pay study was not part of the January review, MSEA said there is no evidence for the claim that the state has addressed the pay […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted February 29, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

State workers union accuses Mills administration of violating labor law

But another analysis, this one from the Maine Center for Economic Policy, contests that conclusion, noting that growth in private sector wages have continued to outpace growth for […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted February 28, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income

Labor report highlights scant enforcement of wage and hour laws

Arthur Phillips, an analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy, agreed that the move to strategic enforcement is important, especially given that current low inspection rates […]

Maine Morning Star

Posted February 28, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

How public policy has and hasn’t increased equity for Black Mainers

Black History Month is an opportunity to reflect on the extent to which Maine has seen recent progress on reducing inequalities that impact Black Mainers. Data shows […]

James Myall

Posted February 27, 2024

Tags Economic Security, Employment, Immigration, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Poverty, Racial Equity, Unemployment, Wages

Jobs and Income

Proposals to beef up Maine’s wage and overtime laws head to floor

During a public hearing last week, supporters said the rules are needed to deter employees from breaking labor laws. Advocates cited a study by the Maine Center for Economic […]

News From The States

Posted February 15, 2024

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

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Maine lawmakers have signed off on worker protections — now they must fund their implementation

Poor pay and strained working conditions cause staffing shortages in Maine schools

Effort continues to ensure state minimum wage for ME farmworkers

Wednesday Sit-Down: Minimum wage for Maine farm workers

Maine lawmakers could still raise the minimum wage to $15

State government workers union files complaint against Mills administration over bargaining dispute

State workers union accuses Mills administration of violating labor law

Labor report highlights scant enforcement of wage and hour laws

How public policy has and hasn’t increased equity for Black Mainers

Proposals to beef up Maine’s wage and overtime laws head to floor