CHAPTER 297
S.P. 504 - L.D. 1591
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §664, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 305, §1, is amended to read:
1. Minimum wage. The minimum hourly wage is $4.25 $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. If the highest federal minimum wage is increased in excess of $4.25 per hour the minimum wage in effect under this section, the minimum wage must be 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 $5.15 per hour the minimum wage otherwise in effect under this section by more than $1.00 per hour.
Sec. 2. Regulation of employment poster. The Department of Labor shall include notice of the change in the minimum wage in its next reprinting of the regulation of employment poster.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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