On Nov. 20, the University of Maine Bureau of Labor Education hosted “Tariffs, Workers & the Global Economy,” the fourth event in their Labor Spotlight Series. The goal was to educate attendees about ...

Employees affected by the layoffs will continue to receive regular pay for 90 days, after which those who don't relocate to other roles will receive severance and eligible benefits. The study, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The federal minimum wage has remained $7.25 an hour since 2009, and $2.13 an hour for tipped workers. (Photo by Spencer ...

Starting next year, the minimum wage in Maine will increase from $14.65 to $15.10 an hour, according to a Thursday afternoon announcement by the Maine Department of Labor. The raise will go into ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 2026, the state’s minimum wage will for the first time extend to agricultural workers since Gov. Janet Mills signed a law in ...

MAINE (WABI) - The unemployment rate in Maine did not change in August. According to the Maine Department of Labor, the unemployment rate for last month was 3.2%, the same as July. The unemployment ...

With the new year comes a new base wage for Maine workers, which now after several years of effort includes those who pick and grow food on farms across the state. As of Thursday, Maine’s minimum wage ...

Believe it or not, I remember being a teenager and feeling both the pull of “anything is possible” and the push from “no great opportunities will ever come my way.” Maybe you’re going through ...