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Wage and Labor

Restore Overtime Protections for Maine Workers

Status: In Committee
- LD 607
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 15, 2021
Increase Workplace Transparency with Regard to Arbitration Agreements, the Rights of Employees and Legal Remedies

Status: In Committee
- LD 1519
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 15, 2021
Resolve, Establish a State Unemployment Program for Self-employed Workers and Independent Contractors

Status: Defeated
- LD 425
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 11, 2021
Relating to Heat Illness Prevention

Status: In Committee
- LD 1461
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 11, 2021
Protect Small Employers by Prohibiting Municipalities from Adopting Ordinances Regarding Employee Work Benefits Other Than Ordinances Regarding Minimum Wage Rate

Status: In Committee
- LD 1453
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 11, 2021
Protect Employees' Exercise of Workplace Rights

Status: In Committee
- LD 1338
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 4, 2021
Discontinue the Use of the Terms "Handicap," "Handicapped" and "Hearing Impaired" in State Laws, Rules and Official Documents

Status: In Committee
- LD 1336
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 4, 2021
Protect Workers from Unsafe Working Conditions with Regard to Indoor Temperatures

Status: In House
- LD 358
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 28, 2021
Address Systemic Racism and Improve Economic Prosperity

Status: In Committee
- LD 1309
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 28, 2021
Prevent Discrimination against Domestic Violence Victims

Status: In Committee
- LD 1294
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 28, 2021
Increase the Minimum Wage

Status: In Committee
- LD 1279
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 28, 2021
Promote the Sustainability of Unemployment Insurance by Linking the Duration of Benefits to the State's Average Unemployment Rate

Status: In Committee
- LD 1260
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 28, 2021
Establishing Employers' Right To File a Complaint To Enforce Payment of Workers' Compensation Premiums

Status: In Committee
- LD 1239
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 28, 2021
Prohibit an Employer from Charging an Employee for Direct Deposit for Wages

Status: In Committee
- LD 1106
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 21, 2021
An Act To Create an Alternate Minimum Wage Applicable to Student Employees Who Are under 20 Years of Age and to Employees Who Are under 18 Years of Age

Status: In Committee
- LD 1047
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 14, 2021
Concerning Nondisclosure Agreements in Employment

Status: In Committee
- LD 965
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 7, 2021
Ensure Maine Workers' Right To Request a Schedule Change at Their Places of Employment

Status: In Committee
- LD 938
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 7, 2021
Aid Workforce Development

Status: In Committee
- LD 831
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 7, 2021
Promote Minimum Wage Consistency

Status: In Committee
- LD 774
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 7, 2021
Increase Accountability for Wage Violations

Status: In Committee
- LD 616
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 28, 2021
Amend the Laws Governing Employer Recovery of Overcompensation Paid to an Employee

Status: In Committee
- LD 610
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 28, 2021
Resolve, Directing the Department of Labor To Submit to the United States Secretary of Labor a Plan for a Self-employment Assistance Program

Status: In Committee
- LD 594
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 28, 2021
End At-will Employment

Status: In Committee
- LD 553
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 28, 2021
Provide That the Minimum Wage Increases by the Cost of Living Every 3 Years

Status: In Committee
- LD 543
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 28, 2021
Amend the Laws Governing Labor and Housing

Status: In Committee
- LD 468
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 14, 2021
Change Certain Labor Laws

Status: In Committee
- LD 464
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 14, 2021
Amend Certain Employment Laws To Help Front-line and Other Workers

Status: In Committee
- LD 460
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 14, 2021
Give the State the Sole Authority To Establish a Minimum Wage and Hazard Pay with Certain Exceptions

Status: In Committee
- LD 455
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 14, 2021
Require Equivalent Paid Parental Leave for All Parents Employed by Companies Offering Paid Parental Leave

Status: In Committee
- LD 447
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Feb 14, 2021
Regarding the Treatment of Vacation Time upon the Cessation of Employment

Status: In Committee
- LD 225
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jan 31, 2021
Expand the Definition of "Essential Worker" To Include Retail and Food Service Workers

Status: In Committee
- LD 182
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jan 24, 2021
Improve Labor Laws for Workers in Maine

Status: In Committee
- LD 177
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jan 24, 2021
Create Paid Family and Medical Leave Benefits

Status: Defeated
- LD 1410
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jan 13, 2021
Restore Overtime Protections for Maine Workers

Status: Defeated
- LD 402
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jan 13, 2021
Ensure a Fair Workweek

Status: Defeated
- LD 1345
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 14, 2019
Prohibit an Employer from Asking a Prospective Hire about the Person's Compensation History

Status: Defeated
- LD 122
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 1, 2019
Establish the Maine Paid Family Leave Insurance Program

Status: Defeated
- LD 701
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 12, 2017
Support Healthy Workplaces and Healthy Families by Providing Paid Sick Leave to Certain Employees

Status: Defeated
- LD 1159
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 4, 2017
Prohibit a Prospective Employer from Asking a Prospective Hire about the Person's Compensation History until after a Job Offer Is Made

Status: Defeated
- LD 942
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2017
Protect Employees from Abusive Work Environments

Status: Defeated
- LD 466
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 16, 2017
Require at Least 2 Weeks' Advance Notice of the Work Schedule for Hourly Employees at Certain Businesses

Status: Defeated
- LD 1217
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2015
Adopt a Retail Workers' Bill of Rights

Status: Defeated
- LD 1101
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2015

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