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Modified sick time bill still opposed
March 8, 2010A bill that would require employers to offer paid sick time has been pared down but is still coming under fire from members of the business community.
March 8, 2010More layoffs at Eastern Maine Med
March 3, 2010Eastern Maine Medical Center in Bangor will lay off nearly 50 full-time and part-time employees, including 23 nurses.
March 3, 2010Funds target BNAS, semiconductor workers
March 1, 2010A nearly $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor is slated to help workers affected by the closure of the Brunswick Naval Air Station.
March 1, 2010Report: Worker misclassification rising
February 25, 2010The state over the past year has been cracking down on the increasing misclassification of workers, according to a report released yesterday by a governor's task force.
February 25, 2010Kittery shipyard to hire 250
February 25, 2010The Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery plans to hire 250 new employees over the next seven months, adding to the 110 new apprentices enrolled in its training program this month.
February 25, 2010Brewer preps for Cianbro transition
February 24, 2010The city of Brewer and the state's manufacturing industry are reacting to the expected news that Cianbro will drastically cut its nearly 500-person work force at its Eastern Manufacturing Facility in Brewer.
February 24, 2010More layoffs planned at MaineToday
February 23, 2010MaineToday Media, the company that owns the Portland Press Herald and several other newspapers, will cut more jobs in the next 30 days.
February 23, 2010Apple growers object to new worker rule
February 22, 2010A new federal rule on hiring foreign workers adopted last week is expected to adversely affect the state's apple industry.
February 22, 2010Maine workers eligible for training funds
February 22, 2010Workers at three companies in Portland and Auburn who lost their jobs are now eligible for federal Trade Adjustment Assistance funding, according to the U.S. Department of Labor.
February 22, 2010
Recovery act | The latest economic stimulus data is in. But the government's performance in job creation and transparency raises as many questions as it answers.
February 22, 2010On recovery.gov, the federal website that tracks stimulus spending across the country, a tagline describes the site as the government’s official online effort to provide “easy access to data related to Recovery Act spending.” But try clicking past
February 22, 2010Minimum wage changes questioned
February 18, 2010Lawmakers are considering a proposal that would increase Maine's minimum wage based on inflation, a move that business groups say could hurt job growth.
February 18, 2010Down East sardine cannery to close
February 17, 2010A sardine cannery in Prospect Harbor announced yesterday a dwindling fish supply will force it to close in April and put nearly 130 people out of work.
February 17, 2010Report finds high pay for hospital CEOs
February 15, 2010A report by the Sun Journal has found that nearly all of the state's six largest hospitals and their parent organizations paid their CEOs more than the national average.
February 15, 2010Pen Bay cuts positions, hours
February 15, 2010Pen Bay Healthcare in Rockland has cut 10 positions and reduced hours for others, citing the economy and unpaid patient bills.
February 15, 2010President of bankrupt M.W. Sewall fired
February 11, 2010A trustee in charge of managing a bankrupt Bath oil company has fired its president and is planning to sell the company's assets.
February 11, 2010Report takes restaurant industry to task
February 9, 2010A report by a workers' advocacy group has found that more than 20% of Maine's restaurant workers earn wages that put them below the federal poverty line, but industry representatives say the report doesn't show the whole picture.
February 9, 2010
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