LD1769 - Overtime Rollback

(2018)

An Act To Conform the Laws Regarding a Salaried Employee Who Is Exempt from Overtime and Minimum Wage Requirements to Federal Law

Sponsored by Senator Amy Volk (R – Cumberland)

What is the bill?

LD 1769 was an attempt to deny overtime pay to thousands of Maine workers. Over the last 40 years, overtime protections have been eroded and have not been updated. The federal overtime salary threshold for salaried workers is set at only $23,660 – some workers earning more than that can be denied overtime even if they work 60 or 70 hours per week. Maine has a stronger overtime salary threshold than the federal standard. This bill sought to lower Maine’s overtime threshold. This bill was defeated by a party line vote in the Maine House.

What happened?

Defeated

Votes