Workers in Maine will get paid family and medical leave starting in 2026 - Boston News, Weather, Sports whdh.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from whdh.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Lawmakers also are expected meet Tuesday afternoon to discuss the fates of 266 bills that have been passed but were not included in the budget and are competing with other bills for $10 million to $12 million in unallocated funding.
Most Maine workers will get up to 12 weeks of paid time off for family or medical reasons as part of a supplemental budget Democratic Gov. Janet Mills signed into law on Tuesday. The spending bill included $25 million in startup costs for the state program which allows workers — starting in 2026 — to receive paid leave to deal with illness, to care for a relative, or for the birth of a child. Maine joins a dozen other states that have paid family and medical leave programs.