Representatives of the restaurant and retail industries say rules for tipped workers and inflation-based increases would hurt small businesses.
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Posted inBusiness, Local & State, News
Some servers in central Maine fear losing tips under Question 4
Many at smaller restaurants fear lower take-home pay even with a higher base pay.
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Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: For these restaurateurs, raising minimum wage is the decent thing to do
The boost to $12 by 2020 would put restaurants on an even playing field.
Posted inLocal & State, News, Politics
LePage likens advocacy of minimum wage increase to ‘attempted murder’
The governor reaffirms his statement that two advocates of the increase should be jailed because he believes the effect on senior citizens would push them ‘to the brink of survival.’
Posted inElections, Local & State, News
Poll shows 6 out of 10 Mainers back $12 minimum wage by 2020
The support for a gradual statewide increase comes even though a majority of likely voters say it would hurt small businesses, much like the 28 percent who oppose Question 4.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Maine Voices: Minimum-wage hike would hurt Maine
Studies predict roughly 3,800 jobs would be lost and small businesses would be most affected.
Posted inMaine Voices, Op-eds, Opinion
Restoring the value of work: The case for the $12 minimum wage
Passing Question 4 will be an important step toward a Maine economy that works for everyone.
Posted inBusiness
Companies agree to back pay after lawsuit testing nation’s first $15 minimum wage law
Firms servicing Seattle’s airport settled after they allegedly ignored a law they considered invalid.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Myriad benefits of higher wages give workers their fair share
Raising Maine’s base pay would help struggling adults, with little effect on jobs or teenage employment.
Posted inOp-eds, Opinion
Commentary: Linking minimum wage, inflation would add to harm done by Maine base-pay hike
States with indexed wages tend to suffer more during downturns and have reduced job growth.