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128th MAINE LEGISLATURE |
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LD 1757 |
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LR 2642(01) |
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An Act To Protect
Maine's Economy by Slowing the Rate at Which the State's Minimum Wage Will
Increase and Establishing a Training and Youth Wage |
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Preliminary
Fiscal Impact Statement for Original Bill |
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Sponsor: Rep. Stetkis of Canaan |
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Committee: Labor, Commerce, Research and
Economic Development |
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Fiscal Note Required: Yes |
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| Preliminary
Fiscal Impact Statement |
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Little or no savings to State Government
Possible savings to municipalities |
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| Fiscal Detail
and Notes |
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Making certain
changes to the minimum wage laws will have no immediate impact on State
Government as salary schedules for state employees will not be lowered when
the first decrease of this bill from $10.00 per hour back to $9.00 per hour
takes effect on enactment of this emergency bill or back to $9.50 per hour if
enactment occurs after June 1, 2018. Any savings from slowing future minimum
wage increases will depend on the salary schedules in place at the time the
increases occur, but would most likely be minimal if any. |
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Additional costs
to the Bureau of Labor Standards within the Department of Labor to implement
the requirements of this legislation can be absorbed within existing budgeted
resources. |
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As with State
Government, any municipal savings would depend on the existing rates of pay
for employees in each municipality when the reduced increases take effect and
on decisions by individual municipalities to react. |
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