Annually, the New Hampshire Department of Labor issues a list of the top ten most frequent violations it sees in audits and claims filed before it. The list doesn’t change dramatically from year to year, but violations move up and down the list giving us a clue as to where the DOL may focus its
New Hampshire Supreme Court Holds that Individual Employees can be Liable in Workplace Discrimination and Retaliation Cases
Earlier this week, the New Hampshire Supreme Court issued an opinion holding that the New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination, RSA Chapter 354-A, can impose liability upon individual employees for aiding and abetting discrimination in the workplace, and for retaliation against another employee in the workplace of a qualifying employer.
The issue came before the New
Pending Bill Seeks to Outlaw Physician Non-Competition Agreements with Geographic Restrictions
SB 417, currently pending in the New Hampshire Senate, seeks to amend RSA 329 by adding a provision which would make it unlawful to prevent a physician from leaving one practice or hospital and setting up shop just a few miles away
New Hampshire Legislature Enacts Tax Amnesty Program
Recently enacted House Bill 2 includes a tax amnesty plan for all New Hampshire taxes collected by the Department of Revenue Administration. This is the first New Hampshire general tax amnesty program since 2001 and includes taxes such as the Business Profits Tax, the Business Enterprise Tax, the Real Estate Transfer Tax, the Interest and
NH businesses: Does your company have employees working in Massachusetts? The new Massachusetts sick time law applies – regardless of the location of the company.
You have probably heard that effective July 1, 2015, Massachusetts enacted a new sick time law. There has been much discussion about its impact on companies located in Massachusetts. However, one aspect that has been overlooked is its impact on out-of-state businesses which have employees in Massachusetts. Any company with employees performing work in
Hands Free Law Goes Into Effect July 1: Have You Updated Your Mobile Device Policies?
RSA 265-79-c takes effect on July 1, 2015. The new law prohibits New Hampshire drivers from using “any hand-held mobile electronic device capable of providing voice or data communication” while driving or while temporarily halted in traffic, at a stop sign or red light, or any other momentary delay. “Use” is defined broadly, and includes
Hiring Underage Workers? Take a Minute to Read NH’s Youth Employment Laws
While the weather may not feel like it yet, summer will be here before long and businesses may be looking to hire youths under 18 years old. Youth labor laws were adopted by the federal government (FLSA) and states to protect children and generally prohibit minors from working excessive hours, operating unsafe machinery, and working
Have NH’s Agencies Finally Solved the Independent Contractor Inequity? HB 450 Passed by NH House of Representatives.
NH Department of Labor Commissioner, James Craig, took the bull by the horns this past year and, with a determination not often seen by Commissioners, brought interested parties together to craft a definition of ‘employee’ that would apply to all matters before the NH Department of Labor (NH DOL) and NH Employment Security (NH ES).
Equal Pay Law Change and New Mandatory Poster in Effect January 1, 2015
As discussed by Nicholas Casolaro in his blog post from August, the NH law which goes into effect January 1st relative to equal pay prevents employers from discriminating between employees on the basis of sex by paying employees of one sex
NH JOINS FORCES WITH US DOL TO REDUCE MISCLASSIFICATION OF WORKERS
The NH Department of Labor and the US Department of Labor entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the purpose of preventing misclassification of workers as independent contractors or some other nonemployee status. The MOU calls for the state and federal agencies to share information and to coordinate their efforts of enforcement. It became