A complaint filed with the Merrimack County Superior court on March 26 [
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The complaint chronicles a history of what it refers to as the state government’s failure to protect the citizens of New Hampshire during a pandemic. The agency responsible for handling unemployment claims for the state is New Hampshire Employment Security (NHES).
Experiences with NHES, recounted by members of the Facebook group N.H. Unemployment During Covid-19, adds anecdotal support of this failure for thousands of Granite Staters, said former Assistant Attorney General Michael Lewis. Members of the group have described being treated with disrespect and with not receiving timely responses to questions about their benefits or overpayment appeals.
Some NH businesses see extended jobless benefits as fueling labor shortage
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Monadnock Ledger-Transcript - Business leaders fear extended unemployment could exacerbate state labor shortage
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Reuben Bassett outside his Burrito Me restaurant in a historic train station in downtown Laconia. Bassett feels efforts in Washington to increase the hourly minimum wage to $15 could reduce employment opportunities. Photo by Rick Green.
Alfred “Butch” Burbank, town manager in Lincoln, says the COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t hurt the local economy.
There has been strong tourist trade in the 1,600-person White Mountains town, near Loon Mountain Resort and not far from Cannon Mountain, Waterville Valley Resort and other attractions. Lincoln has approved plans for four new hotels and building permits for 20 new houses.