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May 5, 2023
NFIB Maine Legislative Update for May
>>> Proponents claim a Paid Family & Medical Leave Mandate is good for small business. What do you say?
>>> YOU are the key. Take a stand against mandated Paid Family & Medical Leave.
https://legislature.maine.gov/commission-to-develop-a-paid-family-and-medical-leave-benefits-program http://www.mainesenate.org/sen-daughtry-rep-cloutier-present-final-report-from-paid-family-and-medical-leave-commission/ Energy bills include:- Create the Pine Tree Power Company to replace investor-owned utilities (LD 1611, Citizen Ballot Initiative)
- Amend the Equal Pay law to prohibit pay discrimination based on race (LD 1703)
- Protect employee freedom of speech (LD 1756)
- Modernize child labor laws to provide more flexible working hours (LD 1831)
- Index workers compensation benefits to the rate of inflation (LD 1896)
- Add new income tax brackets, raise top rate to 8.75%, impose a 3% surtax on incomes of $1-$10 million and 6% surtax on incomes over $10 million (LD 1866)
- Support Maine Businesses through a childcare tax credit and a pass-through entity tax (LD 1891)
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