Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §664, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 305, §1, is amended to read:

1. Minimum wage. The minimum hourly wage is $4.25 $5.25 per hour. If the highest federal minimum wage is increased in excess of $4.25 $5.15 per hour, the minimum wage must be increased to by 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 $5.15 per hour.

SUMMARY

This bill raises the minimum wage by 10 cents per hour.