… says Representative Clark.
Then, do the right thing Rep. Clark and vote ought to pass as amended on L.D. 1665.

L.D. 1665 is about protecting workers and families in Maine! People shouldn’t have to choose between a paycheck and their health or their health of a family member.
How many families make up a business?

Most employers (esp. the employers that have over 50 employees) keep track of their employee’s hours – thus keeping track of accrued hours would not be challenging. I don’t know about you, but no matter how small the business  I have worked for, my employer always kept track of my hours – it is what [...]

Department of Labor tries to explain that calendar days definition is always measured the same way – whether they are working at midnight or at 8 in the morning.

… from the Labor Committee about the paid sick days bill.
Questions about data, exemptions, combine time off, etc.
Full room. Everyone’s on the edge of their seat.

More than 12,000 registered nurses from across the U.S. have responded to the call by the nation’s largest organization of registered nurses for volunteers to provide assistance to residents of earthquake devastated Haiti —leading the RNs to now issue an urgent appeal for the public to support these efforts with donations of funds to support [...]

7:30 pm and testimony goes on – opponents now.
We like some of the questions they are getting from committee. “If the bill was amended in response to the concern you expressed in your testimony, would you support the bill?” Answer: “no”. So what is this really about? Answer: the idea that government should not create [...]

About LD 1665 in relation to paid time off policies. Folks are testifying , even though they already provide a robust paid time off policy. If you are an employer providing paid time off policies that people can use for the purposes in this bill, you won’t need to change your employment policy at all. There’s an exclusion [...]

Rep. Ben Pratt ‘We’re trying to the best with what we can…but all i ask is that you ask yourself what position are you in?  I believe the vast majority of the employers in maine are good – but laws are for when there’s a problem.I ask you to…. Put yourself in someone else’s shoes.”

cites report on Walmart’s sick leave policy issuing occurences for using sick leave. Must stop the “race to the bottom”