Maine
Updated to reflect law broadening discrimination protections for individuals who have received an order of protection under a domestic violence law, effective September 24, 2025.
Updated to reflect the 2026 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum salary.
Updated to reflect the 2026 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum salary for overtime-exempt executive, administrative and professional employees.
Updated to reflect the 2026 annual inflation adjustment to the minimum wage.
Maine employers with 11 or more employees that wish to provide leave using the lump sum method should consider including this statement in their handbook to educate employees, including supervisors, about the availability of paid leave and to show their compliance with Maine's Earned Paid Leave Law.
Updated to reflect the addition of the Earned Paid Leave Handbook Statement [Lump Sum Method]: Maine.
Updated title and statement for style, and updated statement and guidance to reflect amendments concerning carryover and maximum accrual of leave, effective September 24, 2025.
Maine does not have laws related to labor relations regulating employees' rights to organize, bargain collectively and engage in concerted activities in the private sector.