PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • April 9, 2024
The Maine House of Representatives voted 72-70 Tuesday to pass a bill establishing a minimum wage for farmworkers and providing them with cost-of-living increases that other workers are eligible for. Opponents of the bill expressed concerns Tuesday that it would prevent farmworkers from being able to be paid for “piecework” based on how much is harvested, as opposed to an hourly rate.