News Release
For Immediate Release: July 24, 2025
*Maine Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Standards Seeks Comment on Proposed Rulemaking, Chapter 13 Prevailing Wage *
AUGUSTA – The Maine Department of Labor is still accepting public comment on proposed changes to Chapter 13, Rules Governing the Establishment and Use of Fair Minimum Wage Rates on State Construction Projects. The Bureau of Labor Standards noticed this rulemaking on June 25, 2025.
The purpose of this rulemaking is to implement changes made by statute P.L. 2023, Ch. 333, modernize the process by which Prevailing Rates are calculated, and restructure the rules to be more accessible and understandable. The proposed changes allow the Bureau to consider a third data source when calculating Prevailing Rates, updates how the Bureau calculates Prevailing Rates, and clarifies definitions.
Public comments will be accepted until August 21, 2025, at 5:00 p.m. The proposed rules are available and comments can be submitted at [link removed] [ [link removed] ].
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