Senate Dems Push New Penalties for Noncompliance with Maine’s Paid Leave Program

Senate Dems Push New Penalties for Noncompliance with Maine’s Paid Leave Program

After rejecting a number of bills aimed at repealing or amending Maine’s new Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) Program earlier this week, the state Senate now has advanced a measure that would add new penalties and enforcement measures to the program. The bill, introduced by President of the Senate Mattie Daughtry (D-Cumberland) — who [...] The post Senate Dems Push New Penalties for Noncompliance with Maine’s Paid Leave Program appeared firs…

After much discussion, Maine Legislature keeps paid family and medical leave mostly intact

Sen. Mattie Daughtry (D-Cumberland) and Rep. Kristen Cloutier (D-Lewiston) cheer supporters of paid family and medical leave who rallied at the Maine State House in May 2023. The bill was signed into law a month later. (Courtesy of Maine Paid Family Leave campaign)Following the Senate earlier this week, the House on Wednesday passed LD 894, which proposes a series of amendments to the state’s paid family and medical leave program to create certa…