Employment laws and bills in Maine

Every bill in the Maine Legislature that falls inside the Employment and Labor Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope: 79bills in scope
Past committee: 37past committee
Most recent action: 29 April 2026most recent action

Employment laws enacted in Maine in 2026

The 13 most recent Employment bills enacted in Maine this year are below, the latest with a last action on 24 April 2026. They lead the list below.

Employment bills in Maine

37Enacted

42Introduced or inactive

79 bills in scope

Enacted

25 of 37 shown

LD 54An Act To Require Employers To Disclose Pay Ranges And Maintain Records Of Employees' Pay Histories24 April 2026Enacted LD 2245An Act To Reauthorize Funding Of Collective Bargaining Agreements With Executive Branch Employees16 April 2026Enacted LD 2192An Act To Protect Students By Ensuring Schools Have Complete Information About School Employees And Applicants For Employment15 April 2026Enacted LD 2018An Act To Amend The Requirements Governing Self-Insurance Plans In The Paid Family And Medical Leave Benefits Program13 April 2026Enacted LD 2110An Act To Update Employer Substance Use Testing Policy Requirements13 April 2026Enacted LD 1744An Act To Modify Provisions Of The State Civil Service System Governing Employee Recruitment And Retention3 April 2026Enacted LD 2093An Act To Codify And Update A Provision Of Private And Special Law Governing Temporary Disability For State Employees3 April 2026Enacted LD 2101An Act To Establish A Monetary Penalty For Employers Whose Unemployment Payment Is Returned Unpaid3 April 2026Enacted LD 2130An Act To Support Employment Opportunities For Military Spouses3 April 2026Enacted LD 2169An Act To Improve The Public Employees Disability Retirement Program By Modifying Provisions Controlling The Reduction Of Benefits And Clarifying Terminology23 March 2026Enacted LD 1587An Act To Establish Greater Alignment Of Penalties For Certain Labor Law Violations19 March 2026Enacted LD 1265An Act To Amend The Laws Governing Public Employee Market Pay Studies And Comprehensive Reviews Of The Classification Plan For State Service Positions11 January 2026Enacted LD 61An Act To Regulate Employer Surveillance To Protect Workers11 January 2026Enacted LD 1986An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements With Judicial Branch Employees1 July 2025Enacted LD 1987An Act To Fund Collective Bargaining Agreements With Executive Branch Employees And Continue The Voluntary Employee Incentive Program1 July 2025Enacted LD 1988An Act To Address Funding Needs For State Employees Affected By Federal Funding Disruptions1 July 2025Enacted LD 55An Act To Amend The Law Governing The Accrual Of Earned Paid Leave1 July 2025Enacted LD 82An Act To Amend The Workers' Compensation Laws By Extending Indefinitely The Presumption Applying To Law Enforcement Officers, Corrections Officers, E-9-1-1 Dispatchers, Firefighters And Emergency Medical Services Persons Diagnosed With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder1 July 2025Enacted LD 598An Act To Require Minimum Pay For Reporting To Work24 June 2025Enacted LD 1748An Act To Enhance Businesses' Understanding Of Labor Standards And Grow Maine'S Energy Economy Through A Training Program20 June 2025Enacted LD 1956An Act To Amend The Law Governing The Competitive Skills Scholarship Program And Establish The Community Workforce Connections Program20 June 2025Enacted LD 1554An Act To Require Sexual Harassment Prevention Training For Restaurant Employees19 June 2025Enacted LD 1653An Act To Develop Maine'S Credentialed Workforce17 June 2025Enacted LD 1407An Act To Direct The Board Of Occupational Safety And Health To Develop Indoor Air Quality Standards For Buildings In The State In Which Public Sector Workers Work15 June 2025Enacted LD 1117An Act To Strengthen Maine'S Workforce Through Certified Preapprenticeship Training Programs13 June 2025Enacted

Showing the 25 furthest along of 79. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Maine Legislature's own page.

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What counts as Employment and Labor Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill governing the employment relationship: minimum, prevailing and overtime wages, wage theft, worker classification and gig work, paid sick, family and medical leave, unemployment and workers' compensation, discrimination, harassment, pay equity and pay range disclosure, unions and public sector bargaining, workplace safety and heat standards, electronic monitoring and automated hiring tools, and noncompete and nondisclosure agreements.

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