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We've rounded-up the top five posts this week that caught your eye and captured your clicks<\/p><\/div>\n

In a lot of ways, Friday afternoon is the perfect time for catching-up.\u00a0 It’s too early to clock out, but too late to start a big new project.\u00a0 And at StateImpact, we tend to think it’s also a great time to catch you up on New Hampshire’s business and economy news.\u00a0 Here’s your weekly roundup of the top five StateImact posts you might’ve missed:<\/p>\n

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  1. Seven Takeaways From The Carsey Institute\u2019s Report On Raising Wages For Home Care Workers<\/a>: This post was by far the most popular this week.\u00a0 In it, we follow up on a previous post showing which states do and don’t offer minimum wage and overtime to home care workers (#3).\u00a0 The Obama Administration is now pushing to include these workers under federal wage and overtime laws.\u00a0 It’s proved to be a controversial move.\u00a0 A researcher at the Carsey Institute looked at the implications of such a change, and we break down her report.<\/li>\n
  2. Q&A: Why NH Factories Are Struggling To Find Workers (And What The Community College System Is Doing About\u00a0It)<\/a>: Our discussion with new Community Colleges System Chancellor (and economist) Ross Gittell covered everything from the holes in the advanced manufacturing workforce to the shortage of Gen Y factory workers.<\/li>\n
  3. The States With The Best And Worst Wage Laws For Home Health Workers<\/a>: Our all-time most popular post made a comeback this week thanks to our Seven Takeaways on the Carsey Institute’s report.\u00a0 You can see, at a glance, how minimum wage and overtime protections for home care workers vary across the country.<\/li>\n
  4. Why One Reporter Says There\u2019s No \u201cSkills Gap\u201d In Manufacturing, After\u00a0All<\/a>: In the midst of our reporting on the state of fabrication–and the factory workforce–in New Hampshire, we stumbled on a great piece from the Huffington Post which seems to turn the dominant national narrative on its head.\u00a0 We break this alternative perspective down into a few key highlights.<\/li>\n
  5. Why Home Care Workers Aren\u2019t Guaranteed Minimum Wage<\/a>: Our top post this week generated a key question from some readers: Why aren’t home care workers covered under the federal minimum wage law?\u00a0 Here’s the quick explainer, complete with historical context.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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