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| | | An Act To Increase Maine's Minimum Wage |
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| | | 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 amended by PL 2001, c. 297, §1, is | | further amended to read: |
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| | | 1. Minimum wage. The minimum hourly wage is $5.15 per hour. | | Starting January 1, 2002, the minimum hourly wage is $5.75 per | | hour. Starting January 1, 2003, the minimum hourly wage is $6.25 | | per hour. Starting October 1, 2004, the minimum hourly wage is | | $6.35 per hour.__Starting October 1, 2005, the minimum hourly | | wage is $6.50 per hour. If the highest federal minimum wage is | | increased in excess of the minimum wage in effect under this | | section, the minimum wage under this section is 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 | | the minimum wage otherwise in effect under this section by more | than $1.00 |
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| | | Sec. 2. Reprinting of notice. Notwithstanding the Maine Revised Statutes, | | Title 26, section 42-B, the Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor | | Standards is not required to modify and redistribute the printed notice | | required by that section to reflect the changes in the law resulting from | | this Act. The Bureau of Labor Standards shall modify the printed notice | | to reflect the changes contained in this Act when it becomes necessary to | | print additional notices due to an insufficient supply of such notices or | | due to future changes in law. |
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