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Massachusetts Provides a Roadmap for Paid Family and Medical Leave in Maine

The Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston has released a case study that presents an...

What Makes a Strong Paid Family and Medical Leave Policy?

The Commission on Paid Family and Medical Leave is in the midst of crafting its recommendations for Maine’s statewide Paid Family and...

How Can We Support Maine’s Veterans?

Veterans Day is an opportunity to honor the brave people who have served our country. Our veterans gave all of themselves for us, but...

We need your help to pass Paid Family and Medical Leave!

Last month, Maine’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Commission met for the first time to begin development on a statewide PFML program....

Maine PFML Commission Starts Today!

Maine’s Commission on Paid Family and Medical Leave will meet for the first time on Friday, October 29 at 9:00 AM to begin developing a...

How should Maine structure Paid Family and Medical Leave?

Governor Mills and state legislators this session moved to establish a commission to develop a statewide paid family and medical leave...

Effective Care Demands Paid Family & Medical Leave for Mainers

Without a statewide paid family and medical leave program, taking time off from work to care for a loved one in need means giving up a...

Maine State Legislature Passes LD 1559

Maine is one step closer to creating a statewide Paid Family and Medical Leave program. On June 3 and 7, respectively, the State Senate...

Veterans show overwhelming support for Paid Family and Medical Leave

Over one hundred veterans and family members from across the state have signed on to a letter from Mainers For Working Families calling...