Maine’s minimum wage has risen from $7.50 to $12 an hour since voters approved the increases in 2016. Supporters say it has helped low-income workers, but critics say it has hurt small businesses.
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Seasonal businesses could again get subsidies for hiring teen workers
Last year’s pilot program paid out $12,743 in grants to 16 businesses to partially cover wages, according to Maine Department of Labor records.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Sen. Collins should prioritize Mainers’ needs, advocate for $15 minimum wage
A third of our workforce would benefit from a base-pay hike – and so would the businesses where these workers would spend money.
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Maine’s minimum wage to go up to $11 an hour on Jan. 1
A law approved by voters in 2016 will add $1 to the minimum wage at the start each of the next two years.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Amazon’s new $15 minimum wage rankles some of its longtime warehouse workers
Those already earning at least that much will be paid an extra $1 an hour, but they also will lose two valuable benefits, resulting in a net loss overall.
Posted inBusiness, Nation & World
Amazon raising minimum wage to $15 for more than 350,000 workers in U.S.
The company says it also will become an advocate for better pay everywhere in the country by pushing for an increase in the federal minimum wage, which is $7.25 per hour.
Posted inLocal & State, Politics
What’s left in limbo: Rundown of major unfinished business as 2018 legislative session ends
Here is a recap of some of the major issues debated in the Legislature this year, where they currently stand and their prospects going forward.
Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News, Politics
Lawmakers delay vote on bill to establish youth wages
The controversial measure would allow employers to pay young or inexperienced workers less than the $10-an-hour minimum wage that took effect Jan. 1.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Our View: Maine has no reason to stall new minimum-wage law
Critics of the 2016 base-pay raise are making the same specious claims they offered then.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-Eds, Opinion
After success in getting tip credit restored in Maine, it’s time to go national
Our new nonprofit plans to defend the server wages now under attack by a group looking to redesign the economics of the restaurant industry across the country.