All posts tagged "labor policy"

Last-minute licensing reform bill will expand opportunity in Maine

Just before the conclusion of Maine’s most recent legislative session, lawmakers passed an...
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...
Maine businesses struggle under minimum wage law

Advocates claim that by raising the minimum wage, hard-working Mainers working in these...
Maine’s minimum-wage law needs adjustment

This article was originally published in the Sun Journal. Nearly two years ago...
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...

Last-minute licensing reform bill will expand opportunity in Maine