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An Act To Promote Youth Employment
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1.  26 MRSA §664, sub-§1-A  is enacted to read:
 
1-A.  Youth wage.     Notwithstanding subsection 1, an employer may pay a person who is:
 
A.  Sixteen or 17 years of age $1.00 per hour less than the minimum hourly wage established in subsection 1;
 
B.  Fifteen years of age $2.00 per hour less than the minimum hourly wage established in subsection 1; and
 
C.  Fourteen years of age or under $3.00 per hour less than the minimum hourly wage established in subsection 1.
 
SUMMARY
This bill establishes a minimum hourly wage for persons who are 16 or 17 years of age that is $1.00 per hour less than the regular minimum hourly wage, a minimum hourly wage for persons who are 15 years of age that is $2.00 per hour less than the regular minimum hourly wage and a minimum hourly wage for persons who are 14 years of age and under that is $3.00 per hour less than the regular minimum hourly wage.