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The Portland City Council is expected to set an election date on Monday on an act to increase the city's minimum wage. The minimum wage in Portland is currently $15.50 an hour. If this proposal passes ...
Maine’s minimum wage gets a lift – and so does Portland’s 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.
Maine is increasing it's minimum wage starting in the new year. Effective on January 1, the minimum wage in Maine will raise for most workers to $14.65, an increase from the current rate of $14.15.
"Maine law, amended by citizens referendum in 2016, requires annual adjustments to the minimum wage based on the cost-of-living index (CPI-W) for the Northeast Region. Between August 2023 and ...
In this Research & Commentary Samantha Fillmore explains why minimum wage hikes would be harmful in 2023.
MAINE (WABI) - Starting Wednesday, Mainers making minimum wage will be getting a raise. The increase will bump employee pay from $14.15 an hour to $14.65 an hour.
PORTLAND, Maine (WMTW) - The Maine Department of Labor said the state’s minimum wage will be increasing from $14.15 per hour to $14.65 per hour at the start of the new year. The increase takes ...
Legislation to more than double the federal hourly minimum wage from $7.25 to $15 is back, but this time it’s not a liberal Democrat leading the charge but a conservative Republican – Josh Hawley of ...
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.
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.