If approved, the minimum would increase to $14.15 an hour in September, matching the minimum for all other workers.
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Maine’s minimum wage gets a lift
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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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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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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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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Low-wage workers bear financial brunt of denied abortions
It has always been difficult to be pregnant on the job and to raise a child, but especially so for low-wage workers.
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Author Ibram X. Kendi speaks in Portland on legacy of slavery and the tipped wage
During an hour-long talk at the First Parish Unitarian Church on Friday, Kendi talked about the history of slavery and tipping, and how to overcome bias and change policy.
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Our View: Portland right to end COVID emergency order
The pandemic is not going away, but governments don’t need special authority to craft their response.
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Inflation to push Maine’s minimum wage up to $12.75 in 2022
The lowest legal wage for most workers will go up 60 cents an hour, reflecting rising inflation and a competitive labor market.
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Maine supreme court considers arguments over Portland’s new minimum wage law
Justices appear to agree that city voters have the authority to set a higher wage, but say ordinance language on the effective date for a hazard pay provision is confusing.