A bill to extend the state minimum wage to agricultural employees has now been approved by the Senate and House of Representatives.
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Portland voters could see a $20 minimum wage proposal on the November ballot
The council’s Housing and Economic Development Committee voted Tuesday night to advance a proposal to increase the minimum wage to $20 per hour by 2029. Last summer, the council shot down a nearly identical proposal.
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Maine’s minimum wage will get a boost Jan. 1
It will increase from $14.15 to $14.65 as contributions to the state’s new paid family and medical leave program also kick in.
Posted inElection 2024, Maine
Portland referendum could scale back city’s hazard pay ordinance
MaineHealth, the city’s biggest employer, has donated $25,000 to support efforts to change the rule requiring employers to pay workers at least 1.5 times the minimum wage during states of emergency.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Maine employers face heftier fines for labor law violations
The state Department of Labor hopes a new rule that went into effect Thursday will end a pattern of small fines and few collections of penalties.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Another View: A federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour is poverty pay. It’s time to raise it.
It’s hard to imagine how an adult can pay for housing, food, health care and transportation on a full-time minimum wage salary of $15,000 a year.
Posted inTimes Record
From the Chamber: Looking back and forward at the tip credit
Since we just passed Labor Day weekend, I wanted to tackle one of the business issues that I’m most passionate about: the tip credit. The tip credit is what guarantees that tipped workers, such as restaurant servers and bartenders, make at least their hourly wage for the hours they work but also gives them the […]
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World, News
Some disabled workers in the U.S. make pennies per hour. It’s legal.
Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers can legally pay disabled workers subminimum wages. Many workers never move to higher-paying jobs.
Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Portland wage proposals shot down, won’t be on November ballot
The City Council sent the measures – one to increase the minimum to $20 an hour and the other eliminate the tip credit – to committee, meaning the initiatives won’t go before voters this fall.
Posted inBusiness, Maine
Portland council unanimously approves new restrictions on short-term rentals
The City Council also voted to support a new 6-story, 110-unit affordable housing project on East Oxford Street.