minimum wage
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PublishedMarch 26, 2024
Labor advocates, farmers call for changes to proposed minimum wage for farmworkers
Some want a lower minimum wage for young farmworkers, while others advocate preserving the right to sue an agricultural employer for failing to pay minimum wage.
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PublishedMarch 20, 2024
Gov. Mills’ proposal would raise minimum wage for farmworkers
If approved, the minimum would increase to $14.15 an hour in September, matching the minimum for all other workers.
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PublishedJanuary 1, 2024
Maine’s minimum wage gets a lift – and so does Portland’s
While the new statewide minimum wage is $14.15 an hour, up from $13.80 in 2023, Portland's minimum wage is now $15 an hour, up from $14.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Portland’s minimum wage jumps to $21 an hour because of storm
Gov. Janet Mills' declaration in advance of Hurricane Lee triggers a city law that includes a hazard pay clause bumping up Portland's minimum wage by 50% during a state of emergency.
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PublishedSeptember 15, 2023
Maine bumps up minimum wage starting in January
The cost of living index rose 2.4%, prompting an increase in Maine's minimum wage, tipped wage and overtime threshold.
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PublishedJuly 19, 2023
Mills ‘reluctantly’ vetoes bill to improve pay, conditions for Maine farmworkers
The governor pledges to reestablish a stakeholder group with the goal of arriving at 'a shared understanding of how to implement a minimum wage bill for farmworkers.'
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PublishedApril 11, 2023
Legislators mull bills that could change minimum wages in Maine
The Labor and Housing Committee heard testimony from the public on 2 bills: one that would increase the state's minimum, and another that would limit a municipality's ability to set its own rate.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2023
Maine, Portland minimum wages jump on Jan. 1
The state's new minimum wage is $13.80 an hour as of Jan. 1 and in Portland, it is now $14 an hour.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
Commentary: Why I’ll be voting ‘no’ on Question D
To eliminate the tip credit assumes a massive risk for many businesses and employees in Portland.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2022
Commentary: Why I support ‘yes’ on Portland’s Question D
And Questions B and C. But Question D, above all, would finally grant me and other gig workers a living wage.
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