Category Archives: Jobs/Unemployment
Carroll County to address 467 labor violations
Robichaud said the inspection covered the period from April 2015 to October 2016. He said the labor department has proposed a fine of $48,100 but that there is room to negotiate it down. The labor department is proposing a civil … Continue reading
Posted in Jobs/Unemployment, New Hampshire News
Tagged Carroll County, Labor Law, Mountain View Nursing Home, Ossipee, Violations
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One way Trump is (Already) outperforming other presidents
Employers added 209,000 jobs in July, while the unemployment rate fell to a remarkably low 4.3%. During Trump’s first six months in office, the US economy added nearly 1.1 million jobs, earning Trump a B+ for the state of the economy under … Continue reading
Engineering Education: Social Engineering Rather than Actual Engineering
Alas, the world we engineers envisioned as young students is not quite as simple and straightforward as we had wished because a phalanx of social justice warriors, ideologues, egalitarians, and opportunistic careerists has ensconced itself in America’s college and universities. The … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Jobs/Unemployment, Progressives
Tagged Engineering, SJW, Skip Murphy, Social Engineering
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New Hampshire has low workplace fatality rates for all ages
But are older workers working themselves to death? Workers of all ages are much less likely to die on the job in New Hampshire than in other states. An Associated Press analysis of federal statistics found that while the rate … Continue reading
Teacher jobs shrinking in New Hampshire
Teaching jobs in New Hampshire are projected to shrink by the end of next year. The Concord Monitor reports that the education industry is expected to contract by 508 jobs between 2016 and 2018 even as the state sees an … Continue reading
Democrats Admit Obama’s Presidency was a Failure
On Friday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (R-CA) posted the Democrats’ weekly address featuring Representative Betty McCollum of Minnesota. In the address, McCollum hits on a number of topics, including the Democrats’ latest catch phrase “A Better Deal.” McCollum states that … Continue reading
Governor signs New Hampshire ‘joint employment’ bill into law
New Hampshire has become the first New England state to enter the fray over who is liable for labor violations involving a franchise – the local franchisee, who mainly deals with the employee, or the national franchisor, which is where … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, Unions
Tagged Employee, Franchisee, Franchisor, SB 89
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92% of left-wing activists live with their parents and one in three is unemployed
The vast majority of left-wing protesters arrested on suspicion of politically-fuelled offences in Berlin are young men who live with their parents, a new report found. The figures, which were published in daily newspaper Bild revealed that 873 suspects were investigated by authorities between … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Jobs/Unemployment, Progressives
Tagged Activists, Daily Mail, Left-Wing
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St. Louis Raised The Minimum Wage, Then Missouri Reversed It
St. Louis recently increased its minimum wage to $10 an hour, more than $2 higher than the rest of the state. But the Missouri legislature has just passed a bill to nullify that city law, which means some St. Louis … Continue reading
Posted in Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment
Tagged Minimum Wage, Missouri, NHPR, St. Louis
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How Screwed Are Massachusetts Retailers, Let us Count the Ways
Bricks and mortar retailers in the Bay state getting crushed by e-tailing, and without the annual tax holiday, are looking for a way to keep their heads above water. | NH1
Posted in Around New England, Budgets, Debt/Spending, Economy/Economics, Jobs/Unemployment, taxes
Tagged Massachusetts, Tax holiday, taxes
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The New Media Militia 