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May 25, 2023 Last Edit: June 5, 2025
New Taxes, Regulations Will Burden Small Businesses Across Maine
NFIB Sounds Alarm Against New Paid Leave Mandate Legislation
- a mandatory paid leave program
- coverage of all workers, whether full-time or part-time
- coverage of all employers regardless of the size of the business
- allows opt-in to the program or self-employed people
- provides at least 12 weeks of paid leave annually
- the imposition of a tax up to 1% on wages/salaries, capped at the Social Security taxable wage base, that is divided between employees and employers
- employers of 15 or more workers would have to pay at least 50% of the tax
- employers of 1-14 would not have to pay the employer share but would have to remit the employee share
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