Live and Work in Maine’s ‘Boomerang Weekend’ targets young Mainers who have left the state and may be visiting friends and family.
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Maine’s low unemployment streak doubles previous record
The state’s unemployment rate has been below 4 percent for 44 consecutive months, twice as long as the previous record from September 1999 to July 2001.
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CBD use costs Wells woman a job, points to disconnect in employment law
Temp worker Audra Dieffenbach applied for a full-time job at MaineHealth but failed a federally required drug test because the legal supplement she uses to relieve pain left too much THC in her system.
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Maine’s preliminary unemployment rate for July hits record low
If the seasonally adjusted rate of 3 percent holds up when the Department of Labor revises its numbers in April, it would be the lowest in state history.
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State hammering out details of mandatory paid time off
The Department of Labor is giving plenty of lead time to employers nervous about a law that goes into effect in 2021.