LD941 • 2025

An Act Requiring Employers to Disclose Wage Ranges in Job Postings

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Sponsor: Representative Marshall Archer
Last action: 2025-04-08
Official status: Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
Effective date: Not listed

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An Act Requiring Employers to Disclose Wage Ranges in Job Postings

An Act Requiring Employers to Disclose Wage Ranges in Job Postings Sponsor: Representative Marshall Archer Reference committee: Labor Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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An Act Requiring Employers to Disclose Wage Ranges in Job Postings Sponsor: Representative Marshall Archer Reference committee: Labor Latest committee action: Reported Out; ONTP

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Bill History

2025-04-08 Senate
Pursuant to Joint Rule 310.3 Placed in Legislative Files (DEAD)
2025-04-04 Committee
Reported Out; ONTP
2025-04-01 Committee
Work Session Held
2025-04-01 Committee
Voted; ONTP
2025-03-21 House
Carried over, in the same posture, to the next special or regular session of the 132nd Legislature, pursuant to Joint Order SP 519.
2025-03-05 Committee
Referred to Committee on Labor.

Official Summary Text

An Act Requiring Employers to Disclose Wage Ranges in Job Postings
Sponsor:
Representative Marshall Archer
Reference committee:
Labor
Latest committee action:
Reported Out; ONTP

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132nd MAINE LEGISLATURE
FIRST REGULAR SESSION-2025
Legislative Document No. 941
H.P. 606 House of Representatives, March 11, 2025
An Act Requiring Employers to Disclose Wage Ranges in Job
Postings
Received by the Clerk of the House on March 5, 2025. Referred to the Committee on
Labor pursuant to Joint Rule 308.2 and ordered printed pursuant to Joint Rule 401.
ROBERT B. HUNT
Clerk
Presented by Representative ARCHER of Saco.
Cosponsored by Representatives: JULIA of Waterville, MACIAS of Topsham, ROEDER of
Bangor, Senator: TIPPING of Penobscot.

Page 1 - 132LR0747(01)
1Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
2Sec. 1. 26 MRSA §600-C is enacted to read:
3§600-C. Posting of wage ranges
41. Wage range disclosure requirement. An employer that employs 10 or more
5 employees shall include a range of prospective wages in any public or Internet job posting
6 for a position of employment in the State. The wage range must reflect the employer's good
7 faith estimate of the compensation that the employer reasonably expects to pay an
8 employee filling the position at the time of posting.
92. Advisory nature of posting. A wage range posted pursuant to subsection 1 is
10 advisory and not binding on the employer. An employer acting in good faith may pay
11 compensation for a position outside of the wage range posted for the position based upon
12 factors such as market conditions or the experience or education of the employee.
133. Enforcement. The Department of Labor shall enforce this section.
144. Violations. A person that violates this section is subject to a penalty not to exceed
15 $500.
16SUMMARY
17 This bill requires an employer that employs 10 or more employees to include a wage
18 range in any job posting for a position of employment in the State. An employer acting in
19 good faith may pay an employee a wage different than the wage range based upon factors
20 such as market conditions or the experience or education of the employee.
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