Maine’s minimum wage is $15.10 as of 2026; it is automatically adjusted annually based on the cost of living.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Maine saw nation’s second-worst rate of wage growth in first quarter of 2025
Maine’s average weekly wage increased by less than $40 — from $1,249 in the first three months of 2024 to $1,283 in the first quarter of 2025.
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Posted inBusiness, Maine, News
Thousands of people moved to Maine since the pandemic. The influx isn’t over.
Remote work made it possible for more people to live here. It has helped the state but is straining it, too.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Why Trump and Harris’s ‘no tax on tips’ plans may not help tipped workers
Exempting tips from taxes could cost the federal budget, but it won’t go very far for most low-income workers.
Posted inOpinion, Perspective
Trump and Harris should focus on the minimum wage, not tips
If the presidential candidates want to reduce income anxiety for low-paid workers, they should work to raise wages.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Some disabled workers in the U.S. make pennies per hour. It’s legal.
Under Section 14(c) of the Fair Labor Standards Act, employers can legally pay disabled workers subminimum wages. Many workers never move to higher-paying jobs.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
CEOs got hefty pay raises in 2023, widening the gap with the workers they oversee
The median pay package for CEOs rose to $16.3 million, up 12.6%. Meanwhile, wages and benefits netted by private-sector workers rose 4.1% through 2023.
Posted inBusiness, Nation / World, News
Equal education, unequal pay: Why is there still a gender pay gap in 2024?
Not even education can close the pay gap that persists between women and men, according to a recent U.S. Census Bureau report.
Posted inBusiness, Lewiston-Auburn
Working for a fair wage at Side By Each Brewing Co.
Auburn brewpub and restaurant has a no tipping policy, in a world where tipping has gone over the cliff.
Posted inBusiness, News
U.S. Labor Department recovers $200,000 in wages, damages for Freeport pizzeria employees
The agency found that Antonia’s Pizzeria violated wage and labor laws. It also obtained a judgment that prohibits the restaurant from retaliating against employees for cooperating with the investigation.