AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine might join a group of states that require overtime pay for workers who earn more than the current annual threshold.
Salaried professionals don’t get overtime after working a 40-hour workweek unless they earn less than $38,000.
The Portland Press Herald reports Maine lawmakers are considering a bill to raise the salary cutoff to more than $57,000 by 2025.
The Maine Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee has approved the proposal with a party-line vote supported by Democrats. The proposal is expected to go before the Maine Legislature this winter.
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