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.

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.

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.

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.

Arizona lobster roll chain buys processing plant and wharf in Maine

Owning the facilities eliminates middlemen, which the company says allows it to pay its workers competitive wages and keep lobster roll prices cheap for customers in the Southwest.

Pandemic points out need for better economic support for marginalized Mainers, report says

A report from the left-leaning Maine Center for Economic Policy found that women, people of color and front-line workers have been disproportionately harmed by the coronavirus pandemic.

Tyson raising workers’ pay to keep up as demand for chicken takes flight

The company cites government stimulus payments, enhanced unemployment benefits, health concerns and lack of child care as factors for high absenteeism and worker turnover.

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.

Minimum wage increase means overtime pay for more Maine workers

The rules taking effect Wednesday will raise the threshold – from $33,000 to $36,000 a year – at which salaried employees must be paid overtime for working more than 40 hours a week.

Analysis: Politicians caused pay 'collapse' for bottom 90 percent of workers