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Wage and Labor

Enact the Maine Fair Chance Employment Act

Status: Defeated
- LD 1566
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 9, 2018
Provide Alternative Repayment Methods to Employees Overcompensated through an Employer Error

Status: Vetoed
- LD 1345
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 9, 2018
Give Flexibility to Employees and Employers for Temporary Layoffs

Status: Vetoed
- LD 700
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 9, 2018
Creation of a Paid Family Medical Leave System

Status: Defeated
- LD 1587
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 3, 2018
Address the Unmet Workforce Needs of Employers and To Improve the Economic Future of Workers

Status: Defeated
- LD 669
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 19, 2018
Conform the Laws Regarding a Salaried Employee Who Is Exempt from Overtime and Minimum Wage Requirements to Federal Law

Status: Defeated
- LD 1769
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 15, 2018
Protect Maine's Economy by Slowing the Rate at Which the State's Minimum Wage Will Increase and Establishing a Training and Youth Wage

Status: Defeated
- LD 1757
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 8, 2018
Protect Earned Pay

Status: Defeated
- LD 563
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 26, 2018
Support Maine Families through Universal Family Care

Status: Defeated
- LD 1612
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jan 28, 2018
Regarding Pay Equality

Status: Defeated
- LD 1259
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 20, 2017
Conform State Law to Federal Law While Promoting Safe Working Environments for Minors

Status: Passed
- LD 1564
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 13, 2017
Ensure the Right To Work without Payment of Dues or Fees to a Labor Union as a Condition of Employment

Status: Defeated
- LD 65
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 4, 2017
Increase Fines for Certain Wage and Benefits Violations

Status: Passed
- LD 1004
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jul 4, 2017
Clarify Eligibility for Unemployment Benefits during Labor Disputes

Status: Defeated
- LD 1341
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 24, 2017
Ensure Fair Employment Opportunity for Maine Citizens and Legal Residents

Status: Defeated
- LD 1307
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 24, 2017
Restore the Tip Credit to Maine's Minimum Wage Law

Status: Passed
- LD 673
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 24, 2017
Eliminate the Indexing of the Minimum Wage to Inflation

Status: Defeated
- LD 778
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 24, 2017
Promote Keeping Workers in Maine

Status: Defeated
- LD 487
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 24, 2017
Protect Worker Wages and Benefits

Status: Defeated
- LD 86
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 24, 2017
To Create Veteran-friendly Workplaces

Status: Defeated
- LD 1441
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 24, 2017
Establish a Minimum Wage for Minors

Status: Defeated
- LD 991
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 18, 2017
Support Maine's Employers and Encourage Employers To Hire Young Workers

Status: Defeated
- LD 1609
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 18, 2017
Update the Statutes To Promote Clarity for Workers and Employers

Status: Passed
- LD 1575
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 18, 2017
Base the Minimum Wage on a New England State Average and To Restore the Tip Credit

Status: Defeated
- LD 831
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 18, 2017
Establish the Commission To Study the Phase-out of Subminimum Wage

Status: Defeated
- LD 1117
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 18, 2017
Address the Policies Relating to Substance Use in the Workplace

Status: Defeated
- LD 1222
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 18, 2017
Coordinate and Enforce Existing Workplace Training Requirements

Status: Passed
- LD 1477
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 18, 2017
Support Maine's Working Families through Universal Child Care

Status: Defeated
- LD 1618
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 12, 2017
Amend the Laws Governing Unemployment Compensation

Status: Passed
- LD 1530
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 12, 2017
Encourage Family-friendly Businesses through a Tax Credit for Child Care

Status: Appropriations Table
- LD 1317
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 12, 2017
Improve the Unemployment Compensation System

Status: Defeated
- LD 1116
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 12, 2017
Establish the Maine Paid Family Leave Insurance Program

Status: Defeated
- LD 701
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 12, 2017
Protect Job Applicants from Identity Theft

Status: Defeated
- LD 613
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 11, 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
Retain Jobs in Maine

Status: Defeated
- LD 1621
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 4, 2017
Enact the Toxic Chemicals in the Workplace Act

Status: Defeated
- LD 699
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Jun 1, 2017
Create an Award Program for Maine's Veteran-friendly Workplaces

Status: Defeated
- LD 714
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 22, 2017
Regarding Work Permits for Minors under 16 Years of Age

Status: Defeated
- LD 1420
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 21, 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
Regarding Minimum Wage Increases

Status: Defeated
- LD 1005
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2017
Exempt Certain Employees from the Minimum Wage Laws

Status: Defeated
- LD 971
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2017
Prohibit the Minimum Wage from Exceeding the New England Average

Status: Defeated
- LD 775
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2017
To Create a Training Wage

Status: Defeated
- LD 774
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2017
Restore the Tip Credit to Maine Employees

Status: Defeated
- LD 702
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 14, 2017
Protect Employees from Abusive Work Environments

Status: Defeated
- LD 466
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 16, 2017
Improve the Lives of Working Families

Status: Defeated
- LD 1155
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 16, 2017
Require Paid Parental Leave for Employees

Status: Defeated
- LD 554
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Apr 2, 2017
Strengthen the Enforcement of Maine's Labor Laws

Status: Defeated
- LD 163
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: Mar 11, 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
Increase Employment Opportunities for Veterans

Status: Passed
- LD 1832
- Wage and Labor
- Updated: May 6, 2014

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