§661. Declaration of policy It is the declared public policy of the State of Maine that workers employed in any occupation should receive wages sufficient to provide adequate maintenance and to protect their health, and to be fairly commensurate with the value of the services rendered.
§662. Coverage (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 410, §1 (AMD). PL 1971, c. 525 (RP).
§663. Definitions Terms used in this subchapter shall be construed as follows, unless a different meaning is clearly apparent from the language or context: 1. Director. “Director,” the Director of the Bureau of Labor Standards; [PL 1981, c. 168, §26 (AMD).] 2. Employ. “Employ,” to suffer or permit to work; 3. Employee. […]
§664. Minimum wage; overtime rate Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, an employer may not employ any employee at a rate less than the rates required by this section. [PL 1995, c. 305, §1 (RPR).] 1. Minimum wage. The minimum hourly wage is $7.50 per hour. Starting January 1, 2017, the minimum hourly […]
§665. Powers and duties of commissioner 1. Examination of records, books; copies. Every employer subject to this subchapter shall keep a true and accurate record of the hours worked by each employee and of the wages paid, such records to be preserved by the employer for a period of at least 3 years, and shall […]
§666. Workers with disabilities The director may not issue to an employer for a person with a disability a special certificate authorizing the employer to pay that person a wage less than the minimum wage, based on the ability of the person to perform the duties required for that employment in comparison to the ability […]
§667. Apprentice (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 620, §13 (AMD). PL 2013, c. 5, §1 (RP).
§668. Posting of summary (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1971, c. 620, §13 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 219, §16 (RP).
§669. Enforcement (REPEALED) SECTION HISTORY PL 1965, c. 410, §7 (RP).
§670-A. Remedies for overtime wage violations involving state employees Notwithstanding section 670, in an action brought to recover unpaid overtime wages for an employee of the executive or judicial branch of the State, the judgment or award is limited to the unpaid overtime compensation adjudged to be due, without liquidated damages or attorney’s fees. An […]
§670. Employees’ remedies Any employer shall be liable to the employee or employees for the amount of unpaid minimum wages. Upon a judgment being rendered in favor of any employee or employees, in any action brought to recover unpaid wages under this subchapter, such judgment shall include, in addition to the unpaid wages adjudged to […]
§671. Penalties Any employer who violates this subchapter shall, upon conviction thereof, be punished by a fine of not less than $50 nor more than $200. Any employer, who discharges or in any other manner discriminates against any employee because such employee makes a complaint to the director or to the county attorney concerning […]
§672. Unfair contracts No employer shall by a special contract with an employee or by any other means exempt himself from this subchapter. [PL 1967, c. 466, §7 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1967, c. 466, §7 (NEW).
§673-A. Comprehensive educational campaign regarding overtime laws; annual report 1. Department of Labor to educate businesses on overtime laws. The Department of Labor shall conduct a comprehensive educational campaign to ensure that the State’s business and nonprofit communities fully understand overtime laws that regulate employees in the State. The comprehensive educational campaign must include educational […]
§673. Report 1. Annual report. The Department of Labor shall provide a written report to the joint standing committee of the Legislature having jurisdiction over labor matters no later than February 15th of each year. The report must include the following specific information regarding complaints received by the department regarding each violation of the wage […]
