Maine Payroll Updates - November 2024

Week Of 11.11.2024

Maine Rockland City Minimum Wage Increases to $15.50 January 1, 2025

The City of Rockland announced that its minimum wage will increase to $15.50 per hour as of January 1, 2025 (up from $15.00 in 2024). Tipped employees must received tipped wages of at least $7.75 per hour, allowing for a $7.75 tip credit.

Maine Portland Voters Approve Emergency Wage Ballot Measure

Voters in Portland, Maine approved a ballot measure that would enforce the city's Emergency Wage provisions as long as the city, not the state declares a state of emergency. Under the provisions, workers within the city will be entitled to 1.5 times their usual hourly rate in hazard pay.

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