‘Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §664, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2007, c. 640, §4, is further amended to read:
1. Minimum wage. The minimum hourly wage is $6.50 per hour. Starting October 1, 2006, the minimum hourly wage is $6.75 per hour. Starting October 1, 2007, the minimum hourly wage is $7.00 per hour. Starting October 1, 2008, the minimum hourly wage is $7.25 per hour. Starting October 1, 2009, the minimum hourly wage is $7.50 per hour. Starting January 1, 2017, the minimum hourly wage is $8.50 per hour. Starting January 1, 2018, the minimum hourly wage is $9.00 per hour. Starting January 1, 2019, the minimum hourly wage is $9.50 per hour. Starting January 1, 2020, the minimum hourly wage is $10.00 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 per hour.
Sec. 2. Appropriations and allocations. The following appropriations and allocations are made.
LABOR, DEPARTMENT OF
Administration - Bureau of Labor Standards 0158
Initiative: Provides funds to update and distribute the new minimum wage poster and other related publications in each of the 4 years that the minimum wage increases.
| GENERAL FUND | 2015-16 | 2016-17 |
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All Other
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$0 | $16,500 |
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| GENERAL FUND TOTAL | $0 | $16,500 |