Maine Department of Labor is offering classes on Wage & Hour Compliance at a few locations around the state in September 2024.

This course is designed for human resource or benefits professionals, accountants, business owners, managers, or payroll supervisors. Labor laws can be complex. This seminar covers wage and hour laws, including minimum wage, overtime, youth employment, severance pay, equal pay, rest breaks, leave requirements (earned paid leave, family medical leave, family sick leave and leave for victims of violence). This class addresses commonly asked labor-related questions.

September 4, 2024 I 9:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m.  Northern Maine Community College, Edmunds Center, 33 Edgemont Drive, Presque Isle

September 11, 2024 I 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.  SafetyWorks! Training Institute, 45 Commerce Drive, Augusta

September 18, 2024 I 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Sanford Adult Education, 668 Main Street, Sanford

Register and browse classes: https://www.safetyworksmaine.gov/training/scheduled_classes/register.shtml

If you have questions about safety or upcoming classes, reach out to SafetyWorks! at 1-877-SAFE-345 or general.bls-safetyworks@maine.gov.

If you have questions about Wage and Hour compliance, please reach out to the Wage and Hour Division at 207-623-7900 or bls.mdol@maine.gov, or visit www.maine.gov/labor/bls/.