Voters in Portland, Maine, just approved a ballot measure that will gradually increase the city’s minimum wage to $19 per hour by 2028. Here’s everything businesses operating in the city need to know about the changes before...more
Maine’s minimum wage is set to increase from $14.65 to $15.10 per hour on January 1, 2026, following a 3.1% rise in the Northeast Region's cost-of-living index from August 2024 to August 2025. New in 2026, this increase will...more
It doesn’t take much these days for a brand or organization to become the target of political outrage from employees or the general public. A comment from leadership, an advertising campaign, or even an employee’s social...more
A new Maine law set to take effect before the end of the month will require most employers with 10 or more employees to provide a minimum payment to employees called in for shifts that are cancelled or reduced. Starting...more
The Portland, Maine, City Council voted on Monday to send a citizen initiative seeking increases in the city’s minimum wage to voters for a decision in the upcoming November election. This now marks the third time since the...more
The Maine Legislature recently passed a bill that could soon place new limits on employers’ ability to conduct surveillance in the workplace and create new categories of enforcement action state labor officials. Due to the...more
8/5/2025
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Workplace Privacy
If you're a non-profit leader, chances are you wear many hats: fundraiser, mission champion, crisis responder, community builder. But if your workforce is unionized, there’s another important hat that you may need to wear:...more
The Maine Supreme Judicial Court just handed employers a win by narrowing the application of the “continuing violation” doctrine in discrimination claims under the state’s primary anti-bias law. This doctrine permits...more
7/10/2025
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Disability Discrimination ,
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Statute of Limitations
New Hampshire just implemented a new law that guarantees nursing mothers accommodations such as an unpaid 30-minute break to express breast milk every three hours. Effective July 1, this new state law (which follows the...more