LD611 - Minimum Wage

(2013)

An Act To Adjust Maine’s Minimum Wage Annually Based on Cost of Living Changes

Sponsored by Sponsored by: Rep. Scott Hamann (D – South Portland)

What is the bill?

Full-time workers deserve the dignity of earning enough to make ends meet, and the current minimum wage is simply not enough. LD 611 would have increased the minimum wage to $9 in 2016 and indexed it to the cost of living so it would rise with inflation. Raising the minimum wage benefits the entire economy and is an important way to tackle unacceptable levels of inequality. This bill passed the House and Senate but was vetoed by Governor LePage.

What happened?

Defeated (Passed by Legislature, Vetoed by Governor LePage)

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