AUGUSTA — Senator Dave Miramant, D-Camden, has introduced two bills to support small businesses and workers’ rights. LD 959, “An Act To Protect Small Businesses by Ensuring That a Prevailing Wage Is Paid on Public Works Construction Projects,” expands the definition of “construction” for Maine public works projects by including payments for work performed both on- and off-site. LD 1519, “An Act To Increase Workplace Transparency with Regard to Arbitration Agreements, the Rights of Employees and Legal Remedies,” enacts the Maine Workplace Transparency Act, which would ensure certain rights for employees subject to arbitration agreements as part of their employment. Both bills were the subject of public hearings before the Legislature’s Labor and Housing Committee.