Bill would give Maine lawmakers a minimum wage WGME © Provided by WGME Portland
Currently, state legislators make around $12,000 a year, according to WVII.
Some lawmakers WVII spoke with fear the low pay could lead to more people not serving in the Maine Legislature.
Rep. Seth Berry, D-Bowdoinham, is sponsoring a bill called “An Act to Ensure the Continuance of a Citizen Legislature by Tying Future Pay to the State Minimum Wage,” which aims to change that.
“It’s the very, very low pay. Not keeping up with the rate of inflation, which is not keeping up with the cost of living, which is really making it impossible for the vast majority of citizens of the state to serve in the citizen legislature,” Berry told WVII.
Prijavljivanje za prvi državni MINIMALAC do kraja meseca
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DANAS PREDSTAVLJANJE SRETENJSKOG EKONOMSKOG PAKETA: Premijerka Ana i Mali o novim merama! Zna se ko dobija DRŽAVNI MINIMALAC
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January 1, 2021
Most employees must be paid the Maryland State Minimum Wage Rate.
Tipped Employees (earning more than $30 per month in tips) must earn the State Minimum Wage Rate per hour. Employers must pay at least $3.63 per hour. This amount plus tips must equal at least the State Minimum Wage Rate. Subject to the adoption of related regulations, restaurant employers who utilize a tip credit are required to provide employees with a written or electronic wage statement for each pay period showing the employee’s effective hourly rate of pay including employer paid cash wages plus tips for tip credit hours worked for each workweek of the pay period. Additional information and updates will be posted on the Maryland Department of Labor website.