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

New year brings minimum wage increase, guaranteed paid time off for Maine workers

The new year brought new improvements to job quality for Maine workers, as the minimum wage increased and a new, statewide law to provide paid time off […]

Mario Moretto

Posted January 6, 2021

Tags Minimum Wage, Paid Sick Days, Wages

Jobs and Income

As Maine reopens, 89,000 workers still lack paid sick leave

The big business carve-out exempts many workers in Maine who work for large retail chains. Among those workers who did not have leave protections, 31,000 are ineligible […]

Beacon

Posted May 18, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income

States and Cities With Public Campaign Financing Lead on Paid Sick Leave Policies

A 2018 report from the Maine Center for Economic Policy found that the workers who are paid the lowest in Maine are much more likely to receive no paid […]

Sludge

Posted May 9, 2020

Tags Job Quality, Jobs, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

Focus on Collins as Senate makes paid sick days a sticking point in coronavirus response

On Saturday, the U.S. House approved an emergency package providing free testing for the COVID-19 virus, enhanced unemployment benefits, and two weeks of paid sick days for just some […]

Beacon

Posted March 17, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Paid Sick Days, Recession, Unemployment

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

BIW criticized for offering only unpaid leave to workers

The offer of unpaid leave made by BIW, a subsidiary of General Dynamics, the U.S.’s fifth-largest defense contractor, was immediately condemned on social media. “BIW’s parent company made […]

Beacon

Posted March 16, 2020

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Economy, Federal, Paid Sick Days, Recession, Unemployment

Maine’s Economy

Coronavirus highlights the need for all workers to have paid sick leave

As the United States and the world grapple with the outbreak of the novel form of coronavirus, known as COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control is advising […]

James Myall

Posted March 3, 2020

Tags Health Care, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income

Groundbreaking ‘earned paid leave’ law to cover 85% of Maine workers

Garrett Martin, executive director of Maine Center for Economic Policy, said the nonprofit’s “State of Working Maine 2018” reported that the lack of sick leave cost the […]

MaineBiz

Posted May 29, 2019

Tags Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income

Proposed city sick-day ordinance will protect Portland’s unique workforce

Finally, we strongly disagree that Portland should wait for the state to pass L.D. 369, which would provide paid time off to some workers. Portland needs a paid-sick-days ordinance […]

Portland Press Herald

Posted April 20, 2019

Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

Jobs and Income

Gideon’s bill would make Maine a national leader on paid family leave

If passed, the program would cover 95 percent of private employees and offer up to 12 weeks of paid family leave, as well as 20 weeks of […]

Beacon

Posted April 19, 2019

Tags Job Quality, Paid Sick Days

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Anti-retaliation law would guarantee real rights for Maine workers

New year brings minimum wage increase, guaranteed paid time off for Maine workers

As Maine reopens, 89,000 workers still lack paid sick leave

States and Cities With Public Campaign Financing Lead on Paid Sick Leave Policies

Focus on Collins as Senate makes paid sick days a sticking point in coronavirus response

BIW criticized for offering only unpaid leave to workers

Coronavirus highlights the need for all workers to have paid sick leave

Groundbreaking ‘earned paid leave’ law to cover 85% of Maine workers

Proposed city sick-day ordinance will protect Portland’s unique workforce

Gideon’s bill would make Maine a national leader on paid family leave