Maine moved one step closer to becoming the thirteenth state to create its own paid family and medical leave program on Thursday, when the Maine Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee voted 8-5 to advance a bill that is a top priority of legislative Democrats. No Republicans on the committee supported the measure. The bill will
The Labor and Housing Committee heard testimony from the public on 2 bills: one that would increase the state's minimum, and another that would limit a municipality's ability to set its own rate.
The Labor and Housing Committee heard testimony from the public on 2 bills: one that would increase the state's minimum, and another that would limit a municipality's ability to set its own rate.
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) A legislative committee in Maine has signed off on proposals to allow more public employees to access special early retirement benefits. A pair of senators has proposed extending the benefits to employees in the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, the Maine State Police Crime Laboratory and the Maine Department of Public Safety Computer Crimes Unit .