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LD 372 - Enforcing Labor Laws

(2024)

An Act to Increase Enforcement and Accountability for Wage and Hour Violations

LD 372 bill text Maine AFL-CIO Supported

Sponsored by Senator Mike Tipping

What is the bill?

Maine workers lose millions of dollars every year to wage theft, whether by not receiving overtime pay, not being paid for all hours worked or being paid less than minimum wage. Historically, employers who violated labor laws were let off the hook easily. The Legislature passed and Governor Mills signed LD 372 which will give Maine Department of Labor stronger enforcement power to crack down on wage theft.

What happened?

Enacted into law (Passed by the Legislature, Signed by the Governor)

Votes

Senate

23 Pro-labor 11 Anti-labor

House

77 Pro-labor 64 Anti-labor