Maine’s new benefits law will give employees the option of taking up to 12 weeks of paid time off at up to 90% of their compensation rate. The plan is the most generous in the country, but employers, large and small, see challenges.
The owners and staff were able to move the entire operation in two weeks. “We had long days, cleaning and moving and carrying stuff,” said one. More customers than they imagined are coming in.
As home prices have escalated beyond the reach of many year-round residents in the Kennebunk region, and as more homes are now lived in only seasonally, one nonprofit is working to provide attainable housing for locals.
Chez Rosa will be able to accommodate 90 diners indoors and 44 on the patio in Kennebunk, just across the bridge from its original location in Kennebunkport.