💵 Wage & Hours Input
💡 Maine Wage Law Essentials
- State Baseline Minimum Wage: Maine minimum wage is adjusted annually based on the Northeast CPI-U cost-of-living index.
- Tipped Minimum Cash Wage: Under 26 M.R.S. § 664, direct cash wages for service employees must be at least 50% of the statutory minimum wage rate.
- Tip Credit Maximum: Employers cannot claim a tip credit higher than the remaining 50% of the total minimum wage rate.
- Tip Shortfall Guarantee: If cash pay plus retained tips average less than the applicable minimum wage across the week, the employer must fund the entire shortfall.
- Overtime Rate: Hours exceeding 40 in a workweek must be paid at 1.5× regular pay. For tipped workers, the cash overtime rate is $(1.5 \times \text{Base Minimum Wage}) - \text{Tip Credit}$.
Estimated Weekly Gross Earnings
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$0.00 estimated annual base (52 weeks)
Effective Hourly: $0.00/hr
Status: Compliant
Earnings by Pay Frequency
Hourly
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Daily
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Weekly
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Monthly
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Yearly
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Applied Statutory Standards (Maine / DOL)
Base Wage
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Direct Cash Rate
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Tip Credit Applied
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Direct OT Rate
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📋 Weekly Pay Breakdown
⚠️ Tip Credit Shortfall Adjustment: Total retained tips were insufficient to bridge the gap between direct cash pay and the statutory baseline. The employer must pay $0.00 in additional direct cash wages to satisfy statutory requirements.
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