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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

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

Maine Republicans introduce eight bills to roll back minimum wage increases

“The record for Maine’s voter-approved minimum wage law is clear: Boosting the minimum wage has improved living conditions for working families, decreased child poverty, and strengthened Maine’s economy,” […]

Beacon
Posted January 21, 2021
Tags Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income

Court case begins in Portland to settle hazard pay disputes

An independent study by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a liberal think tank, found that at least 9,700 workers would be impacted by the emergency hazard […]

Bangor Daily News
Posted January 20, 2021
Tags Coronavirus, Incomes, Wages
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

Portland: Minimum Wage Increase Won't Be Enforced Until 2022

Wages could rise for as many as 23,500 Portland workers because of the ordinance, according to the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning research and advocacy […]

Associated Press
Posted November 11, 2020
Tags Coronavirus, Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income

City says it won’t enforce emergency wage for Portland workers until 2022

As many as 23,500 Portland workers could eventually see a wage increase under the new ordinance, including 14,000 workers making less than $15 an hour, according to […]

Central Maine Newspapers
Posted November 10, 2020
Tags Coronavirus, Incomes, Minimum Wage, Wages
Jobs and Income, Maine’s Economy

REPORT: State of Working Maine 2020

Download the PDF version Download Introduction: Race Equity Means A Stronger, Fairer Economy for All Mainers Race equity means: A stronger, fairer economy Better job opportunities Realizing […]

James Myall
Posted November 9, 2020
Tags Economic Security, Economy, Education, Higher Education, Incomes, Inequality, Job Quality, Racial Equity, Wages
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