All posts tagged "labor policy"
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Minimum wage and overtime changes come with unintended consequences
On January 1, the state’s minimum wage and overtime exemption thresholds increased by...
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Proposed overtime rules will result in lost wages and benefits
The Maine Legislature next session will consider another bill that would be harmful...
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Last-minute licensing reform bill will expand opportunity in Maine
Just before the conclusion of Maine’s most recent legislative session, lawmakers passed an...
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Forget the minimum wage – licensing reform will help lift Mainers out of poverty
Despite its relatively minimal impact on Maine workers, the labor issue presently garnering...
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Maine businesses struggle under minimum wage law
Advocates claim that by raising the minimum wage, hard-working Mainers working in these...
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Maine’s minimum-wage law needs adjustment
This article was originally published in the Sun Journal. Nearly two years ago...
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Boxers, dietitians and interior designers; Maine’s licensing regimes go too far
Occupational licensing is intended to safeguard the public from unqualified, incompetent charlatans whose...
