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PublishedDecember 8, 2020
Otto pizza raising prices at Portland locations to offset hazard pay increase
The company says the temporary increase will help it cope with the new minimum emergency wage of $18 an hour passed by Portland voters in November.
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PublishedNovember 4, 2020
Portland chamber says minimum wage increase could devastate businesses
Proponents say the increase to $15 by 2024 will help women and people of color, but many employers are concerned that a hazard pay provision requiring time-and-a-half pay during a declared emergency will put them out of business.
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PublishedDecember 31, 2019
New year brings raise for minimum-wage workers, in final phase of voter-approved plan
Maine's minimum wage has risen from $7.50 to $12 an hour since voters approved the increases in 2016. Supporters say it has helped low-income workers, but critics say it has hurt small businesses.
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PublishedMarch 4, 2019
Seasonal businesses could again get subsidies for hiring teen workers
Last year's pilot program paid out $12,743 in grants to 16 businesses to partially cover wages, according to Maine Department of Labor records.
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PublishedDecember 17, 2018
Maine’s minimum wage to go up to $11 an hour on Jan. 1
A law approved by voters in 2016 will add $1 to the minimum wage at the start each of the next two years.
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PublishedFebruary 9, 2018
Maine Democrats and Republicans split over bill to trim minimum wage increase
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PublishedFebruary 6, 2018
Lisa Keim: Maine’s minimum-wage law needs adjustment
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PublishedFebruary 5, 2018
Does the minimum wage really cost jobs?
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PublishedJanuary 24, 2018
Maine lawmakers to consider lowering minimum wage
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PublishedDecember 30, 2017
GOP lawmakers trying to slow minimum-wage hikes
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