| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows: |
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| | Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §664, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 305, §1, is | amended to read |
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| | 1. Minimum wage. The minimum hourly wage is $4.25 per hour. | If the highest federal minimum wage is increased in excess of | $4.25 per hour, the minimum wage must be increased to the same | amount, effective on the same date as the increase in the federal | minimum wage, but in no case may the minimum wage exceed $5.15 | per hour. Starting January 1, 2000, the minimum hourly wage is | $5.65 per hour.__Starting January 1, 2001, the minimum hourly | wage is $6.15 per hour. |
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| | This bill raises the minimum wage to $5.65 per hour starting | January 1, 2000 and to $6.15 per hour starting January 1, 2001. |
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