Good news for minimum wage workers in Maine: in 2026, their paychecks will go up. Under Maine law, the state’s minimum wage must be adjusted annually. In September, the Maine Department of Labor ...

PORTLAND, Maine (WGME) -- As of New Year's Day, Maine’s minimum wage increased to $15.10 per hour with the start of the new year. For employees in Portland, minimum wage for non- tipped employees went ...

With the new year comes a new base wage for Maine workers, which now after several years of effort includes those who pick and grow food on farms across the state. As of Thursday, Maine’s minimum wage ...

The bill, LD 1932, is sponsored by Democratic House Speaker Ryan Fecteau and is co-sponsored by Republican Representative ...

There's a new bill in Maine to require ride share companies to pay drivers fair wages.

First, he explained his state’s heroin problem using offensive racial stereotypes. A few months later, he vetoed a proposal to pay for a life-saving drug for the state’s addicts. Now Maine Gov. Paul ...

Mainers earning the minimum wage will see another pay hike this year. The state hourly rate will now top more than $15. Maine's minimum wage jumped 45 cents on Jan. 1, from $14.65 to $15.10. The state ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Amidst the campaigning this year, it is disappointing that neither side ...

Maine House Speaker Ryan Fecteau testified before the Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday on a bill he is ...

The Labor Department has proposed rescinding an Obama-era rule that gave home care workers the right to overtime pay and other wage protections. The administration says the rule made care too costly.