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November 13, 2023 Edition
Focus on Law

Feuding over family leave: Businesses fear bigger staffing headaches under Maine’s new law

Renee Cordes

The newly enacted law is being called one of the country’s broadest and most generous paid family and medical leave programs.

Today's Poll

Overall, how is your business planning to adjust employee pay in 2024?
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Sponsored by: GoNetspeed, a fiber internet provider

With the approach of a new year come new budgets — and for some workers, new expectations about what they'll find in their paychecks.

A recent survey of U.S. employers by consulting firm Mercer found they plan to raise budgets for nonunion compensation by an average of 3.5% in merit increases and 3.9% overall during 2024. 

Those numbers are slightly less than the increases employers have actually shelled out in 2023.

Budgeting is a calculated risk. Going into 2024, the labor market is still tight and workers still exert leverage. However, inflation is less of a concern and layoffs have been soaring.

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