One of Maine's top Democrats is pushing a proposal to raise wages for direct health care workers as part of a broader effort to fill job openings and ease the state's labor crunch. The proposal by ...

Maine's minimum wage will increase to $14.65 an hour next week, but some of the gains for the state's lowest-paid workers will be offset by required contributions to the new Paid Family Medical Leave ...

Under the legislation, employers could pay front-line direct care workers up to 140% of the state minimum wage, or $20.51 an ...

Maine's minimum wage will increase beginning Jan. 1, 2025. The state minimum wage will go from $14.15 to $14.65 per hour, based on recent data from the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor ...

AUGUSTA (WGME) -- A bill set to be filed by Maine’s Speaker of the House would raise wages for direct care workers.

The state’s minimum wage increased to $11.91 this month and will rise to $ ... Nannies, housekeepers win labor protections in ...

A decision to revoke cost-of-living increases in reimbursements for Medicaid services this month came as a surprise to ...

Maine has overspent the budget again, partially due to a “robust” minimum wage, “free” community college, “free” federal funding (which dries up) and “green” energy.

Minimum-wage workers in 21 states will see a bigger paycheck come the new year. They're among the many thousands of laws changing as a new year begins. Those wage increases will impact an estimated ...

While Massachusetts will not see an increase in 2025, four of New England’s six states will: Maine, Vermont, Rhode Island and Connecticut. Minimum wage workers in Connecticut will see a pay ...