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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 275-H - Use of Criminal Records in Employment Decisions › Section 275-H:1 - Definitions.

275-H:1 Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of labor.
II. "Applicant" means a person who applies for employment for a wage, salary, fee, or payment to perform work for an employer, but excludes any person applying for employment in the domestic service of any family or person at the person's home.
III. "Employer" means any department, agency, bureau, or administrative unit of the state of New Hampshire. "Employer" shall not include:
(a) Any bank holding company, financial holding company, bank, savings bank, savings and loan association, credit union, or trust company, or any subsidiary or affiliate thereof, that is chartered by any state or the United States.
(b) Any state or local government agency which requires use of the employee's or applicant's criminal history or criminal background.
Source.
2020, 31:1, eff. Sept. 22, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 275-H - Use of Criminal Records in Employment Decisions › Section 275-H:2 - Prohibition on Questions Relating to Criminal Records.

275-H:2 Prohibition on Questions Relating to Criminal Records. –
I. Except as provided in paragraph II, no employer shall include a question on any application for employment, as to whether the applicant has ever been arrested, charged with, or convicted of any crime or violation, or adjudicated as a juvenile delinquent, except when the applicant is applying for:
(a) A position with, or related to, a law enforcement agency.
(b) A position that requires a standard fidelity bond or equivalent bond, where the applicant's conviction of a crime would disqualify the applicant from obtaining such a bond.
(c) Any other position that requires automatic disqualification of an applicant with a criminal history pursuant to federal or state law.
(d) A position with an employer who is contractually prohibited from employing any person with a criminal record.
II. An employer may inquire about an applicant's criminal history during an employment interview.
Source.
2020, 31:1, eff. Sept. 22, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 275-H - Use of Criminal Records in Employment Decisions › Section 275-H:3 - Penalty.

275-H:3 Penalty. –
Any employer who violates RSA 275-H:2 may be subject to a civil penalty not to exceed $2,500, to be imposed by the commissioner in accordance with the procedures established in RSA 273:11-a. Any person aggrieved by the commissioner's assessment of such penalty may appeal in accordance with RSA 273:11-c.
Source.
2020, 31:1, eff. Sept. 22, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 275-I - Employee Health Sovereignty › Section 275-I:1 - State Enforcement of Federal Vaccination Mandates Prohibited.

275-I:1 State Enforcement of Federal Vaccination Mandates Prohibited. –
I. This state shall not engage in the enforcement of, or any collaboration with the enforcement of, any federal law, order, or rule that effectively requires any person as a condition of his or her employment, or as a condition of any other activity, to submit proof of vaccination against COVID-19 or any variant thereof, or to submit more than once per month a negative test for COVID-19 or any variant thereof. No state or local government agency, and no official or employee thereof, shall enforce or assist in the enforcement or administration of any such law, order, or rule.
II. Such prohibited activities shall include:
(a) Investigating the violation of, or imposing any penalty for the violation of, any law, order, or rule addressed by paragraph I;
(b) Providing any assistance to any federal department or agency in investigating or penalizing the violation of any law, order, or rule addressed by paragraph I, either through personnel activity or through the use of any state or local government property; or
(c) Providing the COVID-19 vaccination status of any named individual to any federal department or agency, or engaging in any communication with any federal department or agency regarding any investigation into a violation of a law order, or rule addressed by paragraph I.
III. Paragraphs I and II of this section shall not apply to any health care facility, provider, or contractor subject to a federal vaccine requirement including the survey and certification policies and procedures under the authority of the department of health and human services, bureau of licensing and certification.
Source.
2022, 305:1, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 275-I - Employee Health Sovereignty › Section 275-I:2 - Severability.

275-I:2 Severability. –
If any provision of this chapter or any application of such provision to any particular person or circumstance is held to be invalid by any court of law, the remainder of this chapter and any remaining application of its provisions to any other person or circumstance shall not be affected.
Source.
2022, 305:1, eff. July 1, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:1 - Statement of Policy.

276-A:1 Statement of Policy. –
The legislature of the state of New Hampshire declares that it is the policy of the state to foster the employment of young people while, at the same time, providing the necessary safeguards made necessary by their age.
Source.
1969, 243:1, eff. Aug. 12, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:3 - Definitions.

276-A:3 Definitions. –
As used in this chapter:
I. The term "certificate" shall mean youth employment certificate.
II. The term "youth" shall mean any person under 18 years of age.
III. The term "commissioner" shall mean the labor commissioner.
IV. The term "department" shall mean the labor department.
V. The term "hazardous occupation" shall mean employment so determined by the Children's Bureau of the United States Department of Labor pursuant to the provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act, or on determination by the commissioner after all parties have been given an opportunity to be heard thereon.
VI. The term "investigator" shall mean personnel of the department who are authorized to enforce labor laws.
VII. The term "casual work" shall mean employment which is infrequent or of brief duration or productive of little or sporadic income or not commonly held to establish an employer-employee relationship.
VIII. The term "regulation" shall mean the body of administrative rules promulgated by the commissioner, setting forth procedures and prescribing forms by which to carry out the provisions of this chapter.
Source.
1969, 243:1, eff. Aug. 12, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:4 - Prohibitions.

276-A:4 Prohibitions. –
I. No youth shall be employed or permitted to work in any hazardous occupation, except in an apprenticeship, vocational rehabilitation, or training program approved by the commissioner.
II. No youth under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work without a certificate except:
(a) For his or her parents, grandparents, or guardian;
(b) At work defined in this chapter as casual; or
(c) As farm labor.
III. No youth under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in a dangerous area in manufacturing, construction, and mining and quarrying occupations, or in woods and logging.
IV. No youth under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work earlier than 7 o'clock a.m. or later than 9 o'clock p.m., more than 3 hours per day on school days and 23 hours per week during school weeks, except that on nonschool days he may be employed 8 hours per day and, during vacations, 48 hours per week. Upon application by an employer who employs a youth under 16 years of age in agricultural work, the commissioner of labor may order that the restriction upon hours of work imposed by this paragraph be suspended.
V. No youth under 12 years of age may be employed or permitted to work except for his parents, grandparents, or guardian, or at work defined in this chapter as casual, or in the door-to-door delivery of newspapers.
VI. In any employer's predetermined designated work week during which school is in session for 5 days, no youth 16 or 17 years of age who is duly enrolled in school shall work more than 35 hours during that work week.
VII. No youth 16 or 17 years of age who is duly enrolled in school shall work for more than 6 consecutive days or 48 hours in any one week during school vacations, including summer vacation. For purposes of this paragraph, "summer vacation" means June 1 through Labor Day. This prohibition shall not apply to youths 16 or 17 years of age who reside and work at a summer camp for minors.
VIII. No youth 16 or 17 years of age, except a youth 16 or 17 years of age who has graduated from high school or obtained a general equivalency diploma, shall be employed by an employer unless the employer obtains and maintains on file a signed written document from the youth's parent or legal guardian permitting the youth's employment.
Source.
1969, 243:1. 1971, 412:1, 2. 1988, 274:9. 1989, 385:1, 2. 1997, 300:1. 1998, 189:1, 2. 2007, 68:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2016, 219:6, eff. June 9, 2016. 2018, 312:6, eff. June 25, 2018. 2022, 221:2, eff. June 17, 2022.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:5 - Certificate.

276-A:5 Certificate. –
I. Certificates shall be issued by principals of schools or persons authorized by them, or by a parent or legal guardian, only after the determination of a satisfactory level of academic performance by the student. Responsibility for supervision and coordination with the department in matters pertaining to this chapter shall rest upon superintendents of schools when the certificate is issued by a principal, and shall rest with a parent or legal guardian when such parent or legal guardian authorizes the issuance of the certificate. If a student does not continue to meet a satisfactory level of academic performance after the issuance of the certificate, the principals of schools or persons authorized by them, or a parent or legal guardian, may revoke the certificate. In the event principals of schools or their designees revoke a certificate, notification of the revocation shall be made to the parent or legal guardian, the employer of the student, and the department of labor within 48 hours. In the event a parent or legal guardian revokes a certificate, notification of the revocation shall be made to the employer of the student and the department of labor within 48 hours. Upon receiving the notice of revocation, the department of labor shall investigate the compliance of the revocation within 90 days.
II. Certificates shall in all cases include a signature line for the parent or legal guardian of the youth and shall show proof of (1) age and (2) adequate health.
III. Certificates shall not be issued unless age and adequacy of health have first been verified except as in paragraph I of this section.
IV. Certificates shall be obtained by an employer within 3 business days of the first day of employment. Copies of certificates shall be kept on file by all employers of youths.
V. Any employer not in compliance with the requirements of RSA 276-A:4 or this section shall be assessed a minimum civil penalty of $100.
Source.
1969, 243:1. 1989, 385:3, 4. 1997, 124:1. 1998, 189:3. 2007, 68:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2016, 314:1, eff. Aug. 23, 2016.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:6 - Enforcement.

276-A:6 Enforcement. –
The commissioner shall have the responsibility for enforcing the provisions of this chapter.
Source.
1969, 243:1, eff. Aug. 12, 1969. 2018, 312:7, eff. June 25, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:7 - Penalties.

276-A:7 Penalties. –
Whoever employs a youth or permits him to work in violation of the provisions of RSA 276-A, or any parent, grandparent, or guardian who allows his child or ward to be so employed or to work, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person.
Source.
1969, 243:1. 1973, 528:171, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:7-a - Civil Penalties.

276-A:7-a Civil Penalties. –
In addition to other penalties and remedies imposed under this chapter, the commissioner may assess a civil penalty on an employer not to exceed $2,500 for each violation of any provision of this chapter or rule adopted pursuant to this chapter, which shall be deposited into the department of labor restricted fund established in RSA 273:1-b. In assessing this penalty, the commissioner shall consider the nature of the violation, the employer's history of violations, and the employer's good faith.
Source.
1989, 385:5. 2007, 68:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2008. 2011, 224:60, eff. July 1, 2011.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:8 - Powers of Commissioner.

276-A:8 Powers of Commissioner. –
The commissioner shall promulgate whatever regulations he deems necessary for the administration of this chapter, except that such regulations shall not be inconsistent with any of its provisions. He shall prosecute violations and charge the proper county for the cost of the proceedings.
Source.
1969, 243:1, eff. Aug. 12, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:10 - Inconsistent Provisions.

276-A:10 Inconsistent Provisions. –
All prior provisions of law which are inconsistent with any provisions of this chapter shall be held ineffective to the extent of such inconsistency.
Source.
1969, 243:1, eff. Aug. 12, 1969.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:11 - Certain Labor.

276-A:11 Certain Labor. –
In addition to the prohibitions listed in RSA 276-A:4, III, IV, V, VI, and VII no youth shall be employed or permitted to work at manual or mechanical labor in any manufacturing establishment more than 10 hours in any one day, or more than 48 hours in any one week. No youth shall be employed or be permitted to work at manual or mechanical labor in any other employment, except household labor and nursing, domestic, hotel and cabin including dining and restaurant service operated in connection with such service, and boarding house labor, operating in telegraph and telephone offices and farm labor, or canning of perishable vegetables and fruit, or as a laboratory technician, more than 10-
1/4 hours in any one day, or more than 54 hours in any one week.
Source.
1989, 53:1, eff. June 18, 1989; 385:6, eff. Jan. 1, 1990.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:12 - Several Employments.

276-A:12 Several Employments. –
Where a youth is employed in the same day or week by more than one employer in manual or mechanical labor in any employment not included under RSA 276-A:11, the total time of employment shall not exceed that allowed per day or week in a single employment.
Source.
1989, 53:1, eff. June 18, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:15 - Exceptions.

276-A:15 Exceptions. –
Regular employees of mercantile establishments shall not be affected by this subdivision for the period of 7 days immediately preceding Christmas day in each year; but the total number of hours of labor for any youth regularly employed in such establishment shall not exceed 54 hours a week for the full year.
Source.
1989, 53:1, eff. June 18, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:16 - Special License.

276-A:16 Special License. –
Manufacturing establishments may be granted a special license by the labor commissioner excepting them from RSA 276-A:11 and 12 for not over 8 weeks in any 6-month period, but in no case shall the hours of labor exceed 10-
1/4 hours in any one day or 54 hours in any one week. Before granting such license, a hearing shall be held by the commissioner and he shall be satisfied that such overtime is necessary. A copy of such license shall be posted in a conspicuous place in every room where youths are employed.
Source.
1989, 53:1, eff. June 18, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:17 - Extra Time on Special License.

276-A:17 Extra Time on Special License. –
Manufacturing establishments working on government orders for national defense may be granted a special license for a period in excess of 8 weeks in a 6-month period at the discretion of the commissioner.
Source.
1989, 53:1, eff. June 18, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:18 - Laundry Establishments.

276-A:18 Laundry Establishments. –
Laundries may be granted a special license by the commissioner excepting them from RSA 276-A:11 and 12 for not over 3 months of the year, but in no case shall the hours of labor exceed 60 hours in any one week, nor more than 10-
1/4 hours during any one day. Before granting such license, a hearing shall be held by the commissioner and he shall be satisfied that such overtime is necessary. A copy of such license shall be posted where youths are employed. This section shall not be applied in any way to the disadvantage of any regular employee.
Source.
1989, 53:1, eff. June 18, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:19 - War.

276-A:19 War. –
The provisions of this subdivision shall not apply to labor performed entirely in the manufacture of munitions or supplies for the United States government, or for the government of the state, while the United States is at war with any other nation.
Source.
1989, 53:1, eff. June 18, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:20 - Notice of Hours.

276-A:20 Notice of Hours. –
Every employer shall post and make available to all employed youths a notice stating the hours of work, the time allowed for dinner or other meals, and the maximum number of hours any youth is permitted to work in any one day.
Source.
1989, 53:1, eff. June 18, 1989. 2018, 312:8, eff. June 25, 2018.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:21 - Additional Prohibitions.

276-A:21 Additional Prohibitions. –
The prohibitions under this subdivision shall be in addition to those prohibitions listed in RSA 276-A:4, III, IV, V and VI.
Source.
1989, 53:1, eff. June 18, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:23 - Limitations on Youth Training and Employment.

276-A:23 Limitations on Youth Training and Employment. –
I. Except when enrolled in an explorer program approved by the New Hampshire department of labor under rules adopted by the commissioner, no youth under 16 years of age shall be employed or permitted to work in firefighting.
II. Fire organizations shall follow the requirements of this subdivision and federal orders regulating youth employment in hazardous occupations, as referenced in rules adopted by the commissioner, when any youth is employed or permitted to work in support of firefighting at all times and in all places.
III. The supervising person responsible for following the requirements of this subdivision shall be the chief authority of the fire organization or his or her designee.
IV. Youths shall not be employed at any task or duty in support of firefighting prior to completing training pursuant to RSA 276-A:24, I.
V. Fire organizations shall follow the requirements of RSA 276-A:4, VIII and RSA 276-A:24 and rules adopted by the commissioner when employing or permitting 16 or 17 year old youths to work in support of firefighting.
Source.
2008, 157:1, eff. June 6, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:24 - Minimum Training Requirements.

276-A:24 Minimum Training Requirements. –
I. Youths shall successfully complete an initial course of basic wild land fire training as outlined by the National Fire Protection Association and as offered by the department of natural and cultural resources, division of forest and lands, along with training on the use of communications equipment and fire extinguishers.
II. Upon the successful completion of the training requirements under paragraph I, the youth shall complete the fire standards and training firefighter level 1 course in accordance with rules adopted by the department of safety.
III. Initial training shall qualify a youth to perform non-hazardous firefighting duties such as scouting on the ground, fire line construction, mopping up, and permitted use of non-motorized equipment such as back pack pumps, hand tools, hoses, and radio equipment. This training shall not qualify a youth to perform hazardous duties, including operation of motorized equipment such as motor vehicles, bulldozers, tractors and pumps, or serving as a traffic director.
Source.
2008, 157:1, eff. June 6, 2008. 2017, 156:14, I, eff. July 1, 2017.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:25 - Advanced Training.

276-A:25 Advanced Training. –
For so long as a youth remains by age subject to this subdivision, advanced training shall be the firefighter level 1 training program as administered by the fire standards and training commission. Youths who have completed this course with at least 70 percent in practical and academic testing shall be certified by the commission as junior firefighters.
Source.
2008, 157:1, eff. June 6, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-A - Youth Employment Law › Section 276-A:26 - Identification Card.

276-A:26 Identification Card. –
A youth employed in support of firefighting shall carry an identification card, signifying completion of training with at least 70 percent in practical and academic testing, and signed by the chief authority within the fire organization.
Source.
2008, 157:1, eff. June 6, 2008.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-B - Task Force on Work and Family › Section 276-B:1 - Task Force on Work and Family Established.

276-B:1 Task Force on Work and Family Established. –
There is established a task force on work and family, the purpose of which is to identify the multiple barriers which keep New Hampshire workers from achieving economic security and maximizing their contributions to the state's economy as well as attending to family responsibilities.
Source.
2010, 255:1, eff. July 6, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-B - Task Force on Work and Family › Section 276-B:2 - Membership; Compensation; Terms.

276-B:2 Membership;  Compensation;  Terms. –
I. The members of the task force shall be as follows:
(a) Two members of the house of representatives, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives.
(b) One member of the senate, appointed by the president of the senate.
(c) One member appointed by the governor.
(d) The commissioner of the department of employment security, or designee.
(e) The commissioner of labor, or designee.
(f) The commissioner of the department of health and human services, or designee.
(g) The commissioner of the department of education, or designee.
(h) A representative of the Business and Industry Association of New Hampshire, appointed by the association.
(i) A representative of the New Hampshire Small Business Development Center at the university of New Hampshire, appointed by the center.
(j) A representative of a local chamber of commerce, appointed by the governor.
(k) A representative of the HR State Council of New Hampshire, appointed by the council.
(l) A representative of the university of New Hampshire, Carsey Institute, appointed by the institute.
(m) A representative of the New Hampshire Children's Trust Fund, appointed by that organization.
(n) A representative of the university of New Hampshire cooperative extension, appointed by the extension.
(o) A representative of Child and Family Services, appointed by that organization.
(p) A representative of the Children's Alliance of New Hampshire, appointed by that organization.
(q) A member of the New Hampshire AFL-CIO, appointed by the chapter president.
(r) A representative of skilled workers, appointed by the New Hampshire State Building and Construction Trades Council.
(s) A representative of Spark NH, appointed by that organization.
(t) A representative of the Women's Fund of New Hampshire, appointed by that organization.
(u) A representative of the insurance industry appointed by the New Hampshire Association of Domestic Insurance Companies.
II. Members of the task force shall serve without compensation, except that legislative members shall receive mileage at the legislative rate when attending to the duties of the task force.
III. Members of the task force on work and family established in 2007, 373 (HB 306 of the 2007 legislative session) on the effective date of this section may continue to serve on the task force established in this chapter until January 1, 2011. Thereafter, members shall be appointed as provided in paragraph I. Non-legislative members of the task force shall serve a 2-year term, beginning January 1, 2011, except that the initial appointment of 12 such members shall be for one year. Legislative members of the task force shall serve a term co-terminous with their term in office. Any vacancy shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment.
Source.
2010, 255:1, eff. July 6, 2010. 2013, 111:1, eff. June 25, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-B - Task Force on Work and Family › Section 276-B:3 - Duties.

276-B:3 Duties. –
I. The task force shall:
(a) Collect data and information concerning work-family issues, including employer policies and practices that enable employees to balance work responsibilities and family commitments and also help employers improve productivity.
(b) Survey businesses to identify barriers to implementing family-responsive employment policies and practices.
(c) Develop and promote a system of incentives and rewards, such as the Alfred P. Sloan Awards, for businesses that provide family-responsive benefits.
(d) Research programs and benefits that attract and retain young professionals and skilled workers and also provide opportunities for elders to continue working on reduced schedules.
(e) Continue to provide public education on work-family issues and on the need for workplace policies and practices that support the well-being of families and promote a strong and prosperous economy.
(f) Study the establishment of a paid family leave voluntary insurance program, contingent on the availability of federal funds to be administered through the department of employment security and supported by a payroll deduction or other revenue source.
(g) Seek federal and private funds to complete an actuarial study to determine the costs of sustaining a paid family leave voluntary insurance program.
II. The task force shall periodically hold hearings in different geographic regions of the state to solicit information and testimony from employers, employees, state agencies, and interested councils and organizations.
Source.
2010, 255:1, eff. July 6, 2010. 2013, 111:2, eff. June 25, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-B - Task Force on Work and Family › Section 276-B:4 - Chairperson; Quorum.

276-B:4 Chairperson;  Quorum. –
The members of the task force shall elect a chairperson from among the members. The first meeting of the task force shall be called by the first-named house member and shall be held within 45 days of the effective date of this section. Thereafter the task force shall meet at the call of the chair. Twelve members of the task force shall constitute a quorum.
Source.
2010, 255:1, eff. July 6, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 276-B - Task Force on Work and Family › Section 276-B:5 - Report.

276-B:5 Report. –
On or before November 1, 2010, and each year thereafter, the task force shall submit an annual report of its activities and findings, including any recommendations for proposed legislation, to the speaker of the house of representatives, the senate president, the house clerk, the senate clerk, the governor, and the state library.
Source.
2010, 255:1, eff. July 6, 2010.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:1 - Application.

277:1 Application. –
This chapter shall apply to all places of employment in which one or more persons are regularly employed.
Source.
1917, 183:1. 1919, 66:1. 1921, 130:1. PL 177:1. RL 215:1. RSA 277:1. 1955, 291:1. 1963, 220:1. 1985, 243:1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:1-a - Elevator Law.

277:1-a Elevator Law. –
The provisions of RSA 157-B also apply to all places covered by RSA 277:1.
Source.
1967, 310:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1968.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:1-b - Definitions.

277:1-b Definitions. –
In this chapter:
I. "Employee" means any person employed to work in a place of employment. Volunteers or auxiliary members of a fire, police department, ambulance service or the state police, whether paid or not paid, shall be deemed to be in the employment of a political subdivision when performing official service or duty for a political subdivision.
II. "Employer" means the state or any of its political subdivisions operating a place of employment.
III. "Imminent danger" means a situation created by any conditions or practices in any place of employment which are such that a danger exists which could reasonably be expected to cause death or serious physical harm either immediately or before such danger could be eliminated through the procedures provided by this chapter.
IV. "Place of employment" means all buildings, offices or other sites owned or leased by the state or by any political subdivision of the state. "Place of employment" includes all buildings, sheds, structures or places used in connection with employee activity at a place of employment.
V. "Serious injury" means an incident that results in an amputation, loss or fracture of any body part, head injury, or internal injury that necessitates immediate hospitalization.
Source.
1985, 243:2, eff. Jan. 1, 1986. 2019, 29:1, eff. July 14, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:2 - Scaffolding and Other Devices for Use of Employees.

277:2 Scaffolding and Other Devices for Use of Employees. –
A person employing or directing another to perform labor of any kind in the erection, demolition, repairing, altering, painting, cleaning or pointing of a building or structure shall furnish or erect, or cause to be furnished or erected for the performance of such labor, scaffolding, hoists, stays, ladders, slings, hangers, blocks, pulleys, braces, irons, ropes, and other devices which shall be so constructed, placed and operated as to give proper protection to a person so employed or directed.
Source.
1953, 201:1 par. 39-a, eff. June 3, 1953.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:3 - Requirements.

277:3 Requirements. –
Scaffolding or staging more than 14 feet from the ground or floor, swung or suspended from an overhead support or erected with stationary supports, except scaffolding wholly within the interior of a building and covering the entire floor space of any room therein, shall have a safety rail of suitable material properly attached, bolted, braced or otherwise secured, rising at least 34 inches above the floor or main portions of such scaffolding or staging and extending along the entire length of the outside and the ends thereof, with only such openings as may be necessary for the delivery of materials. Such scaffolding or staging shall be so fastened as to prevent it from swaying from the building or structure.
Source.
1953, 201:1 par. 39-b, eff. June 3, 1953.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:4 - Weight Requirement.

277:4 Weight Requirement. –
All scaffolding shall be so constructed as to bear 4 times the maximum weight required to be dependent therefrom or placed thereon when in use.
Source.
1953, 201:1 par. 39-c, eff. June 3, 1953.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:5 - Duty of Commissioner.

277:5 Duty of Commissioner. –
The labor commissioner shall immediately inspect a scaffold, ladder, or device concerning which complaint is made. He shall attach to every scaffold, ladder, or device that he inspects a certificate stating that he has made the inspection and has found the same safe or unsafe as the case may be. If unsafe, the commissioner shall at once, in writing, notify the person responsible for the scaffold, ladder, or mechanical device of the fact and shall prohibit the use of it by him or by any other person until all danger is removed by alteration, reconstruction or replacement as the commissioner may direct. Such notice may be served personally upon the person responsible or by affixing it conspicuously to the scaffold, ladder, or device declared unsafe.
Source.
1953, 201:1 par. 39-d, eff. June 3, 1953.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:5-a - Occupational Safety and Health Administration Certification.

277:5-a Occupational Safety and Health Administration Certification. –
I. Any person signing a contract to work on a construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, installation, demolition, maintenance, or repair of any public work or building by a state agency, municipality, or instrumentality thereof, and with a total project cost of $100,000 or more, shall have an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) 10-hour construction safety program for their on-site employees. All employees are required to complete the program prior to beginning work. The training program shall utilize an OSHA-approved curriculum. Graduates shall receive a card from OSHA certifying the successful completion of the training program. This section shall apply to the construction, reconstruction, alteration, remodeling, installation, demolition, maintenance, or repair of any public work or building paid for in whole or in part with state funds.
II. Any employee required to complete the OSHA 10-hour construction safety program under this section who has not completed the program shall be subject to removal from the worksite if the employee does not provide documentation of having completed such program by the fifteenth day after the date the employee is found to be in noncompliance. Proof of such documentation provided by the employer shall constitute compliance with this section. The labor commissioner or commissioner's designee shall enforce this section.
III. The labor commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to implementation and enforcement of this section. The commissioner may also assess a civil penalty of up to $2,500; in addition, such an employer shall be assessed a civil penalty of $100 per employee for each day of noncompliance. All funds collected under this section shall be deposited into the department of labor restricted fund established in RSA 273:1-b. The labor commissioner shall appoint as many individuals as necessary to carry out the department's responsibilities under this section.
IV. The following individuals are exempt from the requirements of the OSHA 10-hour construction safety program:
(a) Law enforcement officers involved with traffic control or jobsite security.
(b) Flagging personnel who have completed the training required by the department of transportation.
(c) All relevant federal, state, and municipal government employees and inspectors.
(d) All individuals who are not considered to be on the site of work under the federal Davis-Bacon Act, including, but not limited to, construction and non-construction delivery personnel and non-trade personnel.
Source.
2007, 326:1, eff. Sept. 14, 2007. 2012, 144:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2013. 2023, 79:91, eff. July 1, 2023.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:6 - Medical Chests.

277:6 Medical Chests. –
Every employer shall at all times keep and maintain, free of expense to the employees, such a medical and surgical chest as shall be required by the local board of health of the city or town, containing plasters, bandages, absorbent cotton, gauze and all other necessary medicines, instruments and other appliances for the treatment of persons injured or taken ill upon the premises.
Source.
1911, 30:1. PL 177:2. RL 215:2.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:7 - Penalty.

277:7 Penalty. –
Whoever violates RSA 277:6 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. Each week during which such violation continues shall constitute a separate offense.
Source.
1911, 30:2. PL 177:3. RL 215:3. RSA 277:7. 1973, 529:55, eff. Oct. 31, 1973 at 11:59 p.m.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:10 - Sanitation, Provision for.

277:10 Sanitation, Provision for. –
Every employer shall provide and maintain reasonable and proper toilet facilities and reasonably sanitary and hygienic conditions for employees.
Source.
1917, 183:2. PL 177:6. RL 215:6.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:11 - Safeguards.

277:11 Safeguards. –
Whenever the nature or condition of any such place of employment, or the machinery or other appliances therein, are such as to render work therein or in proximity thereto dangerous to the safety or health of employees, it shall be the duty of the employer to provide and maintain such safeguards, safety devices, appliances and lighting facilities, and to do such other things as may be reasonably necessary and practicable to lessen the dangers of such employment.
Source.
1917, 183:2. PL 177:7. RL 215:7.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:12 - Interference With.

277:12 Interference With. –
No person shall remove, displace, damage or carry off any safety device or safeguard furnished and provided for use in any employment or place of employment so as to interfere with the intended use thereof, or interfere in any way with the use thereof by any other person, and no person shall interfere with the use of any method or process adopted for the protection of any employee in such employment or place of employment.
Source.
1917, 183:3. PL 177:8. RL 215:8.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:13 - Inspection.

277:13 Inspection. –
The labor commissioner shall cause all places of employment subject to this law to be inspected at intervals to be determined by him, for the purpose of determining whether the provisions of this chapter have been complied with and the conditions therein with respect to the safety and health of the employees.
Source.
1917, 183:4. PL 177:9. RL 215:9. RSA 277:13. 1957, 187:15. 1963, 220:2, eff. July 1, 1963.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:13-a - Petition for Inspection.

277:13-a Petition for Inspection. –
Any employee may petition the commissioner to inspect any place of employment in which the employee is employed for the purpose of determining whether the employer has violated any of the provisions of this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter. Upon receipt of such petition, the commissioner shall cause such place of employment to be inspected within a reasonable time.
Source.
1985, 243:4, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:15 - Entry.

277:15 Entry. –
The commissioner, factory inspectors and other assistants of the commissioner shall have the right to enter any such place of employment and to examine the same for the purposes of this chapter.
Source.
1917, 183:4. PL 177:11. RL 215:11.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:15-a - Inspections.

277:15-a Inspections. –
In the case of a workplace incident resulting in a serious injury or death involving the state, a state agency, a county, a municipality or municipal agency, a school district, or other public corporation or political subdivision, the commissioner of labor, or his or her designee, shall inspect such place of employment.
Source.
2019, 29:2, eff. July 14, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:15-b - Reports of Death or Serious Injury.

277:15-b Reports of Death or Serious Injury. –
I. Every employer shall report the death of any person in the workplace or on the workplace premises within 8 hours of such occurrence to the commissioner of the department of labor by telephone or electronically, stating as fully as possible the cause of the death and the place where the body of the deceased person was sent, and supplying any other information relative to the death that may be required by the commissioner. The commissioner shall investigate the cause of death and may notify the employer of precautions to be taken that may prevent the recurrence of similar events. A statement contained in any such report shall not be admissible in evidence in any action arising out of the death reported.
II. Every employer shall report the serious injury of any person in the workplace or on the workplace premises within 24 hours of such occurrence to the commissioner of the department of labor by telephone or electronically, stating as fully as possible the cause of the injury and the place where the injured person was sent for medical evaluation or treatment, and supplying any other information relative to the injury that may be required by the commissioner. The commissioner may investigate the cause of the injury and notify the employer of precautions to be taken that may prevent the recurrence of similar events. A statement contained in any such report shall not be admissible in evidence in any action arising out of the injury reported.
Source.
2019, 29:2, eff. July 14, 2019.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:16 - Rulemaking.

277:16 Rulemaking. –
I. The commissioner of labor shall adopt such rules, under RSA 541-A, as he deems reasonable and necessary in order to carry out properly the provisions of RSA 277:10 and 277:11.
II. Prior to January 1, 1987, the commissioner of labor shall present proposed legislation containing a specific delegation of rulemaking authority to replace this section to the chairman of the joint legislative committee on administrative rules established under RSA 541-A and to the senate president and the speaker of the house of representatives who may refer such proposed legislation to the appropriate standing committees. This proposed legislative delegation of rulemaking authority shall be drafted in as narrow a manner as possible, consistent with the need to provide the commissioner of labor with sufficient authority to fulfill the regulatory role assigned to him under RSA 277:10-11.
Source.
1917, 183:5. PL 177:12. RL 215:12. RSA 277:16. 1963, 220:3. 1985, 243:6. 1987, 140:1, eff. May 7, 1987.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:17 - Modification.

277:17 Modification. –
Whenever the commissioner, after any place of employment subject to this chapter shall have been inspected in accordance with RSA 277:13, shall be of the opinion that the special conditions in that place of employment render the standards inadequate or unreasonable, as applied to such place of employment, he may, by special order applicable to that place, so modify or extend the requirements of such standards as to make the same adequate and reasonable with respect to such special conditions.
Source.
1917, 183:5. PL 177:13. RL 215:13. RSA 277:17. 1963, 220:4, eff. July 1, 1963.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:18 - Added Safeguards.

277:18 Added Safeguards. –
Whenever, after inspection as provided in RSA 277:13, the commissioner shall be of the opinion that compliance with the standards, under the special conditions obtaining in any place of employment, necessitates the use of any safeguard, or the doing of any other act for which the standards adopted by him do not provide, he shall have power, by special order, to require the adoption in that place of employment of such particular safeguards, safety devices, appliances, lighting facilities, or other means as may be reasonable and practicable for the safety and health of the employees.
Source.
1917, 183:5. PL 177:14. RL 215:14. RSA 277:18. 1963, 220:5, eff. July 1, 1963.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:20 - Compliance, Time.

277:20 Compliance, Time. –
Every order made by the commissioner shall fix the time when it shall take effect, and in every case a reasonable time shall be allowed to the employer affected thereby for compliance with the order.
Source.
1917, 183:6. PL 177:16. RL 215:16. RSA 277:20. 1985, 243:7, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:21 - Notice of Orders.

277:21 Notice of Orders. –
Notice shall be given by certified mail of every order to those who are required to comply with the order. Notice of any such order of general application may be given by publication in some newspaper having circulation throughout the state.
Source.
1917, 183:6. PL 177:17. RL 215:17. RSA 277:21. 1985, 243:7, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:21-a - Consultation.

277:21-a Consultation. –
The commissioner shall provide occupational health and safety services to public and private employers, and shall consult with the commissioner of the department of health and human services relative to the implementation of occupational health unit programs authorized by RSA 125:16-16-d.
Source.
1983, 291:1, I; 410:2. 1995, 310:182, eff. Nov. 1, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 277 - Safety and Health of Employees › Section 277:22 - Powers.

277:22 Powers. –
For the purpose of carrying into effect the provisions of this chapter the commissioner shall have power to administer oaths, certify to official acts, issue subpoenas and compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of papers, books, accounts, documents and testimony.
Source.
1917, 183:10. PL 177:18. RL 215:18.