Wage and Hour Violations - 2025

(Information last updated 05/13/2025)

The Maine Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division enforces employment laws, such as the timely and full payment of wages, recordkeeping, overtime, tips, child labor, and more. The following summarizes workplace violations that include the assessment of monetary penalties and actions taken by the Division in 2025, and if steps have been taken by the employers to comply.

For more information on Maine’s employment laws, visit: https://www.maine.gov/labor/labor_laws/wagehour.shtml

As a means to accomplish future compliance with Maine’s labor laws, the Department may offer settlement agreements with certain employers in cases where violations have been found. Each agreement has specific terms relative to the types of violations found. The agreements remain in effect for a period of two to three years. In the event of any breach of the Settlement Agreement, the Department may enforce the entire amount of the penalties originally assessed, along with penalties for any additional violations subsequent to the date of the Agreement.

The Department may pursue additional enforcement action against employers who remain out of compliance and have not paid penalties assessed.

Wage Violation Information From Other Years

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Wage Violation Information - 2025

City/Town: Freeport, ME

  • Statute: 637 Earned Paid Leave
    • No. of Violations: 2
    • Penalty Assessed: $2,000
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
    • Back Wages Owed: Yes
    • Back Wages Paid: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Assessed: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Paid: Yes
    • Interest Assessed: Yes
    • Interest Paid: Yes
  • Citation Letter (PDF)
  • Settlement Agreement (PDF)

City/Town: Kennebunk, ME

  • Statute: 664 (3) Overtime
    • No. of Violations: 11
    • Penalty Assessed: $555.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
    • Back Wages Owed: Yes
    • Back Wages Paid: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Assessed: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Paid: Yes
    • Interest Assessed: Yes
    • Interest Paid: Yes
  • Statute: 621-A Timely and Full Payment of Wages
    • No. of Violations: 11
    • Penalty Assessed: $1,100.00
  • Citation Letter (PDF)
  • Settlement Agreement (PDF)

City/Town: Jackman, ME

  • Statute: 774 Youth Hours of employment
    • No. of Violations: 3
    • Penalty Assessed: $3,000.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
    • Back Wages Owed: No
  • Statute: 771 Youth Minimum Age
    • No. of Violations: 1
    • Penalty Assessed: $2,000.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
    • Back Wages Owed: No
  • Statute: 773-A youth Prohibited Places
    • No. of Violations: 3
    • Penalty Assessed: $3,000.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
    • Back Wages Owed: No
  • Settlement Agreement (PDF)

City/Town: Bangor, ME

  • Statute: 622 Records
    • No. of Violations: 392
    • Penalty Assessed: $26,146.40
    • Penalty Paid: No
  • Citation Letter (PDF)

City/Town: Lubec, ME

  • Statute: 621-A Timely and Full Payment of Wages
    • No. of Violations: 1
    • Penalty Assessed: $500.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
    • Back Wages Owed: Yes
    • Back Wages Paid: Yes
  • Citation Letter (PDF)

City/Town: Minot, ME

  • Statute: 1308 1-A Surveys
    • No. of Violations: 1
    • Penalty Assessed: $1,000.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
    • Back Wages Owed: No
  • Settlement Agreement (PDF)

City/Town: Bethel, ME

  • Statute: 621-A Timely and Full Payment of Wages
    • No. of Violations: 1
    • Penalty Assessed: $426.88
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
    • Back Wages Owed: Yes
    • Back Wages Paid: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Assessed: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Paid: Yes
    • Interest Assessed: Yes
    • Interest Paid: Yes
  • Citation Letter (PDF)
  • Settlement Agreement (PDF)

City/Town: Gray, ME

  • Statute: 621-A Timely and Full Payment of Wages
    • No. of Violations: 2
    • Penalty Assessed: $133.40
    • Penalty Paid: No
    • Back Wages Owed: Yes
    • Back Wages Paid: No
    • Liquidated Damages Assessed: No
    • Interest Assessed: No
  • Statute: 622 Records
    • No. of Violations: 10
    • Penalty Assessed: $667.00
    • Penalty Paid: No
  • Statute: 629 Unfair Agreements
    • No. of Violations: 10
    • Penalty Assessed: $667.00
    • Penalty Paid: No
  • Citation Letter (PDF)

City/Town: Brewer, ME

  • Statute: 621-A Timely and Full Payment of Wages
    • No. of Violations: 3
    • Penalty Assessed: $1,500.00
    • Penalty Paid: No
    • Back Wages Owed: Yes
    • Back Wages Paid: No
    • Liquidated Damages Assessed: No
    • Liquidated Damages Paid: No
    • Interest Assessed: No
    • Interest Paid: No
  • Statute: 622 Records
    • No. of Violations: 3
    • Penalty Assessed: $1,500.00
    • Penalty Paid: No
    Statute: 665 Examination of Records
    • No. of Violations: 4
    • Penalty Assessed: $800.00
    • Penalty Paid: No
    Statute: 629 Unfair Agreements
    • No. of Violations: 1
    • Penalty Assessed: $500.00
    • Penalty Paid: No
  • Citation Letter (PDF)

City/Town: Fort Kent, ME

  • Statute: 591-A Employee Misclassification
    • No. of Violations: 41
    • Penalty Assessed: $82,000.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
  • Statute: 664 (3) Overtime
    • No. of Violations: 12
    • Penalty Assessed: $2,400.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
    • Back Wages Owed: Yes
    • Back Wages Paid: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Assessed: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Paid: Yes
    • Interest Assessed: Yes
    • Interest Paid: Yes
  • Statute: 621-A Timely and Full Payment of Wages
    • No. of Violations: 12
    • Penalty Assessed: $6,000.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
  • Statute: 672 Unfair contracts
    • No. of Violations: 12
    • Penalty Assessed: $2,400.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
  • Citation Letter (PDF)
  • Settlement Agreement (PDF)

City/Town: Portland, ME

  • Statute: 621-A Timely and full payment of wages
    • No. of Violations: 1
    • Penalty Assessed: $700.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
    • Back Wages Owed: Yes
    • Back Wages Paid: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Assessed: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Paid: Yes
    • Interest Assessed: Yes
    • Interest Paid: Yes
  • Citation Letter (PDF)
  • Settlement Agreement (PDF)

City/Town: Rumford, ME

  • Statute: 621-A Timely and Full Payment of Wages
    • No. of Violations: 111
    • Penalty Assessed: $5,272.50
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
    • Back Wages Owed: Yes
    • Back Wages Paid: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Assessed: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Paid: Yes
    • Interest Assessed: Yes
    • Interest Paid: Yes
  • Statute: 622 Records
    • No. of Violations: 111
    • Penalty Assessed: $10,545.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
  • Statute: 665 True and accurate record
    • No. of Violations: 111
    • Penalty Assessed: $5,272.50
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
  • Citation Letter (PDF)
  • Settlement Agreement (PDF)

City/Town: Portland, ME


City/Town: North Berwick, ME

  • Statute: 626 Final pay
    • No. of Violations: 1
    • Penalty Assessed: $500.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
    • Back Wages Owed: Yes
    • Back Wages Paid: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Assessed: No
    • Liquidated Damages Paid: No
    • Interest Assessed: No
    • Interest Paid: No
  • Citation Letter (PDF)

City/Town: Bath, ME

  • Statute: 621-A Timely and full payment of wages
    • No. of Violations: 16
    • Penalty Assessed: $8,000.00
    • Penalty Paid: No
    • Back Wages Owed: No
    • Liquidated Damages Assessed: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Paid: No
    • Interest Assessed: Yes
    • Interest Paid: No
  • Citation Letter (PDF)

City/Town: Hollis Center, ME

  • Statute: 621-A Timely and full payment of wages
    • No. of Violations: 5
    • Penalty Assessed: $2,500.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
    • Back Wages Owed: Yes
    • Back Wages Paid: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Assessed: Yes
    • Liquidated Damages Paid: Yes
    • Interest Assessed: Yes
    • Interest Paid: Yes
  • Citation Letter (PDF)
  • Settlement Agreement (PDF)

City/Town: Damariscotta, ME

  • Statute: 775 Work Permits
    • No. of Violations: 11
    • Penalty Assessed: $9,350.00
    • Penalty Paid: No
  • Statute: 774(F) Youth AM/PM Hours
    • No. of Violations: 10
    • Penalty Assessed: $8,500.00
    • Penalty Paid: No
  • Statute: 774 Youth Hours of employment
    • No. of Violations: 11
    • Penalty Assessed: $9,350.00
    • Penalty Paid: No
    • Back Wages Owed: No
  • Citation Letter (PDF)

City/Town:Bowdoinham, ME

  • Statute: 622 Records
    • No. of Violations: 142
    • Penalty Assessed: $9,471.40
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
  • Statute: 591-A Employee Misclassification
    • No. of Violations: 43
    • Penalty Assessed: $57,362.00
    • Penalty Paid: Yes
  • Citation Letter (PDF)
  • Settlement Agreement (PDF)

City/Town: Waterville, ME

  • Statute: 774 Youth Hours of employment
    • No. of Violations: 2
    • Penalty Assessed: $2,000.00
    • Penalty Paid: No
    • Back Wages Owed: No
  • Citation Letter (PDF)