minimum wage
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PublishedNovember 9, 2016
Business leaders will ask Maine lawmakers to modify minimum wage increase
Representatives of the restaurant and retail industries say rules for tipped workers and inflation-based increases would hurt small businesses.
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PublishedOctober 29, 2016
Some servers in central Maine fear losing tips under Question 4
Many at smaller restaurants fear lower take-home pay even with a higher base pay.
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PublishedOctober 24, 2016
Maine Voices: For these restaurateurs, raising minimum wage is the decent thing to do
The boost to $12 by 2020 would put restaurants on an even playing field.
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PublishedOctober 14, 2016
LePage likens advocacy of minimum wage increase to ‘attempted murder’
The governor reaffirms his statement that two advocates of the increase should be jailed because he believes the effect on senior citizens would push them 'to the brink of survival.'
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PublishedSeptember 28, 2016
Poll shows 6 out of 10 Mainers back $12 minimum wage by 2020
The support for a gradual statewide increase comes even though a majority of likely voters say it would hurt small businesses, much like the 28 percent who oppose Question 4.
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PublishedSeptember 21, 2016
Maine Voices: Minimum-wage hike would hurt Maine
Studies predict roughly 3,800 jobs would be lost and small businesses would be most affected.
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PublishedSeptember 16, 2016
Restoring the value of work: The case for the $12 minimum wage
Passing Question 4 will be an important step toward a Maine economy that works for everyone.
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PublishedSeptember 1, 2016
Companies agree to back pay after lawsuit testing nation’s first $15 minimum wage law
Firms servicing Seattle's airport settled after they allegedly ignored a law they considered invalid.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2016
Commentary: Myriad benefits of higher wages give workers their fair share
Raising Maine's base pay would help struggling adults, with little effect on jobs or teenage employment.
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PublishedAugust 30, 2016
Commentary: Linking minimum wage, inflation would add to harm done by Maine base-pay hike
States with indexed wages tend to suffer more during downturns and have reduced job growth.
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