Labor committee opts to keep paid family and medical leave program in tact, for now • Maine Morning Star

Labor committee opts to keep paid family and medical leave program in tact, for now • Maine Morning Star

Advocates and lawmakers in May 2023 rallied outside the Maine State House in support of Paid Family and Medical Leave, which was signed into law later that spring. (via Maine Center for Economic Policy)Heeding the advice from the Maine Legislature’s Democratic leadership, the Labor Committee is not endorsing proposals that would make substantial changes to the state’s new paid family and medical leave program.  While voting on a series of bills …