State laws / ME
Maine pay transparency law
What Maine employers must disclose in job postings, who's covered, and the penalty for non-compliance.
- Statute
- Maine L.D. 54
- Requirement type
- In-posting disclosure
- Effective
- July 1, 2026
- Applies to
- Employers with 10+ employees
- Salary range in postings
- Required
- Benefits description
- Not required
- Penalty
- $100–$5,000 per violation
- Enforced by
- Maine Department of Labor
- Notes
- Also requires 3-year recordkeeping and pay-range disclosure to current employees on request.
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