Build Back Better promises to transform child care

The Biden administration’s Build Back Better plan is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to fundamentally change the lives of working people, families, and children in Maine. Among other pillars, the plan […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted September 29, 2021

Tags Budget, Caregiving, Children, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

Latest data shows up to 95,000 Mainers risk losing unemployment benefits this week

As noted by Maine Center for Economic Policy in a previous article, September 4 marks the end of new federal Unemployment Insurance (UI) programs enacted by Congress […]

James Myall

Posted September 6, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal, Unemployment, Wages

Jobs and Income

Progress for Maine Workers in the first part of the 130th Legislature

After a particularly difficult year for Maine workers — during which many people labored under intense pressure and the looming threat of the COVID-19 pandemic — the […]

James Myall

Posted September 1, 2021

Tags Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Minimum Wage, Overtime, Paid Sick Days, Wages

Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy, Taxes and Budget

Investing in state employees will grow Maine’s economy and address the gender pay gap

A busy legislative session wrapped up with an urgent issue unresolved: the future of public sector work in Maine. After years of being underpaid and working in […]

Arthur Phillips

Posted August 12, 2021

Tags Budget, Economy, Inequality, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

Nearly 86,000 Mainers at risk of losing unemployment benefits in less than a month

Unless Congress acts quickly, the expiration of temporary federal expansions to the Unemployment Insurance (UI) system will push almost 86,000 Mainers off an economic cliff in early […]

James Myall

Posted August 4, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Economic Security, Federal, Unemployment, Wages

Jobs and Income

Governor Mills has chance to transform protections for Maine workers

On Wednesday, the Maine legislature passed LD 1711, “An Act To Enhance Enforcement of Employment Laws.” Now heading to the Governor’s desk for her signature, the bill would allow private […]

James Myall

Posted July 8, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Federal, Inequality, Job Quality, Wages

Jobs and Income

Maine expands back-to-work bonuses after seeing just 300 applications in 2 weeks

Adding the benefit for workers who take part-time jobs could boost participation in the program, said James Myall, an analyst for the liberal Maine Center for Economic […]

Bangor Daily News

Posted July 1, 2021

Tags Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income

The tables have turned and it’s a workers’ market

“To a certain extent, having a tighter labor market is a good thing,” said James Myall, a policy analyst at the Maine Center for Economic Policy. “Scheduling […]

Sun Journal

Posted June 27, 2021

Tags Employment, Job Quality, Jobs, Wages

Jobs and Income, Taxes and Budget

Speaker Fecteau’s bill would use 3-cent tax on top 1 percent to fund hazard payments for frontline workers

Maine’s pandemic experience has looked very different depending on where you stand in today’s economy. Essential frontline workers, many of whom were underpaid and experienced poor working […]

Sarah Austin

Posted May 12, 2021

Tags Coronavirus, Tax Breaks, Tax Fairness, Taxes, Wages

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

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Build Back Better promises to transform child care

Latest data shows up to 95,000 Mainers risk losing unemployment benefits this week

Progress for Maine Workers in the first part of the 130th Legislature

Investing in state employees will grow Maine’s economy and address the gender pay gap

Nearly 86,000 Mainers at risk of losing unemployment benefits in less than a month

Governor Mills has chance to transform protections for Maine workers

Maine expands back-to-work bonuses after seeing just 300 applications in 2 weeks

The tables have turned and it’s a workers’ market

Speaker Fecteau’s bill would use 3-cent tax on top 1 percent to fund hazard payments for frontline workers

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