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Published
April 24, 2020

Decisions on thousands of unemployment claims fast-tracked by labor department

Rather than keeping people wondering until July about pending unemployment claims, the Department of Labor makes some assumptions and decides on 12,000 cases.
Published
April 20, 2020

Maine Labor Department holds line on teen work hours during pandemic

Some employers have asked for looser rules on teen work permits, but the state says limits on hours that apply during the school year remain in effect.
Published
April 17, 2020

Maine will end its 51-month run of low unemployment

The state's preliminary unemployment rate estimate of 3.2% for March was unchanged from February, but April's rate will be much higher.
Published
March 29, 2020

Sagadahock Real Estate offers Bath tenants rent relief amid coronavirus outbreak

John Morse IV, whose family owns Sagadahock Real Estate Association, said he hopes the reductions in rent help employers stay in business and prevents them from laying off employees.
Published
December 31, 2019

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.

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Published
December 20, 2019

November jobless rate continues Maine’s historic trend

If December's rate also comes in under 4%, Maine will have had four years of record low unemployment.
Published
November 20, 2019

Program to defray cost of IT training seeks applicants

TechHire Maine to use federal grant to help private businesses get upgraded IT training for their employees.
Published
October 29, 2019

Laura Fortman: It’s time to hire more people with disabilities

The state's labor shortage is an opportunity to bring more people into the workforce and out of poverty.
Published
August 24, 2019

Employers flock to 80-year-old apprenticeship program amid workforce crunch

Rapidly growing participation in the state-administered program is raising concerns that it will become overwhelmed.
Published
August 6, 2019

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.