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2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:104 - Accounts and Deposit.

282-A:104 Accounts and Deposit. –
I. The commissioner shall designate a permanent full-time classified employee of the department to be treasurer of the fund. Such designated employee shall also be the custodian of the fund. The treasurer shall administer such fund solely in accordance with the directions of the commissioner. He shall maintain 3 separate accounts within the fund:
(a) A clearing account,
(b) An unemployment trust fund account, and
(c) A benefit account.
II. All moneys payable to the fund, upon receipt thereof by the treasurer, shall be immediately deposited in the clearing account. Refunds payable pursuant to RSA 282-A:149 may be paid from the clearing account. The clearing account shall be used for deposit and clearance of any instrument which involves payment to the unemployment compensation fund and any other fund created within or without the state treasury by this chapter; upon clearance, such amount as is found to be due such other fund shall immediately be withdrawn by check and forwarded, or electronically transferred, to the custodian of such fund for deposit. After clearance thereof, all other moneys in the clearing account shall be immediately deposited with the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America to the credit of the account of this state in the unemployment trust fund established and maintained pursuant to section 904 of the Social Security Act, as amended, any provisions of law in this state relating to the deposit, administration, release, or disbursement of moneys in the possession or custody of this state to the contrary notwithstanding.
III. The benefit account shall consist of all moneys requisitioned from this state's account in the unemployment trust fund. Except as herein otherwise provided, moneys in the clearing and benefit accounts may be deposited by the treasurer in any bank or public depository in which general funds of the state may be deposited; but no public deposit insurance charge or premium shall be paid out of said fund. The treasurer shall give a bond conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties, including those as custodian of the fund, in the amount of $300,000. Premiums for said bond shall be paid from the unemployment compensation and employment service administration fund. Said bond shall be purchased by the department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services.
Source.
1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:18. 1941, 103:31. RL 218:8. 1947, 59:18. 1949, 185:12. RSA 282:8(B). 1965, 57:1, 2. 1981, 408:3. 1995, 249:5, eff. June 19, 1995. 2014, 327:64, eff. Aug. 2, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:105 - Withdrawals.

282-A:105 Withdrawals. –
The commissioner shall from time to time requisition from the unemployment trust fund such amounts, not exceeding the amounts standing to this state's account therein, as he deems necessary solely for the payment of benefits for a reasonable future period. Upon receipt thereof, the treasurer shall deposit such moneys in the benefit account. Benefit payments shall be made solely from the benefit account. All checks drawn on either the clearing account or benefit account shall bear the signature of the commissioner or his duly authorized agent for that purpose. Any balance of moneys requisitioned from the unemployment trust fund which remains unclaimed or unpaid in the benefit account after the expiration of the period for which such sums were requisitioned shall either be deducted from estimates for, and may be utilized for the payment of, benefits during succeeding periods, or, in the discretion of the commissioner of the department of employment security, shall be redeposited with the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America, to the credit of this state's account in the unemployment trust fund, as provided in RSA 282-A:104.
Source.
1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:18. 1941, 103:31. RL 218:8. 1947, 59:18. 1949, 185:12. RSA 282:8(C). 1965, 57:1, 2. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:106 - Management of Funds Upon Discontinuance of Unemployment Trust Fund.

282-A:106 Management of Funds Upon Discontinuance of Unemployment Trust Fund. –
I. The provisions of RSA 282-A:103 through 105, to the extent that they relate to the unemployment trust fund, shall be operative only so long as such unemployment trust fund continues to exist and so long as the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States of America continues to maintain for this state a separate book account of all funds deposited therein by this state for benefit purposes, together with this state's proportionate share of the earnings of such unemployment trust fund, from which no other state is permitted to make withdrawals.
II. If and when such unemployment trust fund ceases to exist, or such separate book account is no longer maintained, all moneys, properties, or securities therein, belonging to the unemployment compensation fund of this state shall be transferred to the treasurer of the unemployment compensation fund who shall hold, invest, transfer, sell, deposit, and release such moneys, properties or securities in a manner approved by the commissioner of the department of employment security in accordance with the provisions of this chapter; provided that such moneys shall be invested in the following readily marketable classes of securities: Bonds or other interest-bearing obligations of the United States of America, or of this state or of its political subdivisions. Provided further that such investment shall at all times be so made that all the assets of the fund shall always be readily convertible into cash when needed for the payment of benefits.
III. The treasurer shall dispose of securities or other properties belonging to the unemployment compensation fund only under the direction of the commissioner of the department of employment security.
Source.
1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:18. 1941, 103:31. RL 218:8. 1947, 59:18. 1949, 185:12. RSA 282:8(D). 1965, 57:1, 2. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:107 - Department of Employment Security.

282-A:107 Department of Employment Security. –
There shall be a department of employment security which shall include an unemployment compensation bureau, an employment service bureau, and an economic and labor market information bureau.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(A). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3. 1989, 267:11, eff. July 25, 1989.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:108 - Commissioner; Term; Removal; Salary.

282-A:108 Commissioner;  Term;  Removal;  Salary. –
I. There shall be a commissioner of the department of employment security who shall be appointed by the governor with the advice and consent of the council.
II. The commissioner shall hold office for 5 years from the date of appointment. Otherwise the commissioner may be removed only as provided in RSA 4:1.
III. The annual salary of the commissioner of the department of employment security shall be that prescribed by RSA 94:1-4.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(B), (C), (D), (E). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3; 576:3. 2007, 156:8, eff. Aug. 17, 2007.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:109 - Deputy Commissioner.

282-A:109 Deputy Commissioner. –
I. The commissioner of employment security shall nominate for appointment by the governor, with the consent of council, a deputy commissioner of the department of employment security, who shall serve for a term of 4 years and shall be qualified to hold that position by reason of education and experience. The deputy commissioner shall act as commissioner whenever the commissioner of the department of employment security is incapacitated, absent, or unable to act for any cause. The deputy commissioner shall also act as commissioner of the department of employment security until a new commissioner is duly appointed whenever there is no commissioner.
II. The salary of the deputy commissioner shall be specified in RSA 94:1-a, I.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(E-1). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981. 2013, 144:93, eff. July 1, 2013.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:110 - Expenses.

282-A:110 Expenses. –
Subject to compliance with laws and regulations approved by the United States department of labor, the actual expenses incurred by the commissioner of the department of employment security in the work of his office shall be paid.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(F). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:111 - Bonds.

282-A:111 Bonds. –
The commissioner and the deputy commissioner shall each give a bond in the amount of $150,000 conditioned upon the faithful performance of his duties under this chapter. Premiums for such bonds shall be paid from the unemployment compensation and employment service administration fund and purchased by the department of administrative services, division of procurement and support services.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(F-1). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3. 1989, 267:12, eff. July 25, 1989. 2014, 327:65, eff. Aug. 2, 2014.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:113 - Unemployment Compensation Bureau, Employment Service Bureau and Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau.

282-A:113 Unemployment Compensation Bureau, Employment Service Bureau and Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau. –
I. There shall be in the department of employment security 3 coordinate bureaus, the employment service bureau, the unemployment compensation bureau, and an economic and labor market information bureau, each of which shall be administered by a full-time salaried administrator who shall be subject to the supervision and direction of the commissioner of the department of employment security. Each bureau shall be responsible for the discharge of its distinctive functions. Each bureau shall be a separate administrative unit with respect to personnel, budget, and duties except so far as the commissioner of the department of employment security may find such separation is impractical.
II. The commissioner of the department of employment security, through the employment service bureau, shall establish and maintain free public employment offices in such numbers and in such places as may be necessary for the proper administration of this chapter.
III. The commissioner of the department of employment security may cooperate with or enter into agreements with the railroad retirement board with respect to the establishment, maintenance, and use of free employment service facilities.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(H). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3. 1989, 267:14. 1991, 311:11, eff. June 24, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:114 - Publication of Rules.

282-A:114 Publication of Rules. –
The commissioner of the department of employment security shall cause to be printed in proper form for distribution to the public the text of this chapter, his rules, his annual reports to the governor and any other material he deems relevant and suitable and shall furnish the same to any person upon request.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(J). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:115 - Personnel.

282-A:115 Personnel. –
I. The commissioner of the department of employment security is authorized to employ all the necessary officers, accountants, clerks, agents, investigators, auditors and other persons necessary for the proper administration of this chapter and, under a classification plan, to fix the amount of their compensation according to the responsibility and difficulty of the work, quality and length of service, and other relevant factors, and to take such action as he deems necessary and appropriate to enable department personnel to participate in a plan similar to the government-wide service benefit plan.
II. Selection, retention and promotion of personnel, excepting those positions which by federal law need not be under a merit system of personnel administration, shall be on the basis of merit and shall include ability, efficiency, fitness, veterans' statutory preferences, an open competitive examination where feasible, training and experience.
III. No discrimination may be exercised against any person in recruitment, examination, appointment, training, promotion, retention, or any other personnel action, because of race, national origin, political or religious opinions or affiliations, or other non-merit factors.
IV. The commissioner shall fix the duties and powers of all department personnel and may authorize any such person to perform any of the functions of the commissioner under this chapter. The commissioner may, other statutes to the contrary notwithstanding, bond such persons and in such amounts as he, in his sole discretion, deems proper and necessary. The federal statutes and regulations, and standards promulgated by the United States office of personnel management, applicable to a merit system of personnel administration in state employment security agencies shall be applicable to the department. The commissioner, as well as any other affected state agency, is authorized to take whatever steps are necessary to comply therewith.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:6; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(K). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:116 - Segregation of Special Risks.

282-A:116 Segregation of Special Risks. –
The commissioner of the department of employment security shall investigate and report upon the degree of unemployment hazard in various industries and occupations and their cost to the unemployment fund. He shall recommend to employers in industries or occupations showing an excessive cost to the fund means for stabilizing employment. He shall also, if necessary, recommend to the legislature a higher rate of contribution for any classification of industries or occupations in which unemployment is excessive or chronic.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(L). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:117 - Records and Reports; Record Keeping.

282-A:117 Records and Reports;  Record Keeping. –
Each employing unit shall keep true and accurate work records for such periods of time and containing such information as the commissioner may by rules prescribe. Such records shall be open to inspection and subject to be copied or reproduced by the commissioner, or his authorized representatives in this state at any reasonable time and as often as may be necessary at a place selected by the commissioner. The commissioner may, at his discretion, notify any employer of the prospective benefit rights of any individual in his employ. The commissioner may upon petition for cause authorize such records as he requires be maintained to be physically located in a state other than New Hampshire; however, when such petition is allowed, such records may, in the sole judgment of the commissioner, be examined at the department administrative office in this state or at their location outside this state. Where examination occurs outside this state, a penalty equal to all costs attendant thereupon, solely as computed by the commissioner, shall be paid by the employer to the department.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(M)(1). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:117-b - Workforce Needs Projections for Veterans; Report.

282-A:117-b Workforce Needs Projections for Veterans;  Report. –
The commissioner shall produce a monthly, written report, which shall also be published on the department's public Internet site, detailing the state's workforce needs projections, by industry, job type, geography, and needed credential. The report shall include comparisons of projected workforce needs with existing workforce needs and availability of in-demand fields in this state and shall highlight, on a county-by-county basis, the industries, job types, and credentials which are most in demand in the state. The report shall also identify and map, on a county-by-county basis, those in-demand positions and credentials that are best suited to the skills, experience, and credentials possessed by veterans. The commissioner shall forward the report every month to all appropriate military placement offices, recruitment centers, education centers, nonprofit programs, and any other state or local agency working to connect veterans with jobs. For the purposes of this section, "veterans" means veterans as defined in 38 U.S.C. section 101(2).
Source.
2020, 34:7, eff. Sept. 26, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:117-c - Training and Apprentice Programs for Veterans; Report.

282-A:117-c Training and Apprentice Programs for Veterans;  Report. –
The adjutant general in cooperation with the commissioners of the departments of labor and employment security shall annually review and submit a report detailing all apprentice, training, and other vocational programs in this state focused on providing job training and placement to returning military service members and veterans. The annual report shall evaluate the costs and results of such programs and propose legislation to expand or revise such programs, an estimate of the benefits to the state to be gained from program expansion, and recommendations for sources of funding. The initial report shall be submitted to the president of the senate, the speaker of the house of representatives, the chairpersons of the senate and house committees with jurisdiction in veterans issues and in professional licensing issues, the senate clerk, the house clerk, and the governor within 60 days of the effective date of this section. For the purposes of this section, "veterans" means veterans as defined in 38 U.S.C. section 101(2).
Source.
2020, 34:7, eff. Sept. 26, 2020.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:119 - Summary, Duplication, Etc.; Admissibility.

282-A:119 Summary, Duplication, Etc.;  Admissibility. –
The commissioner may cause to be made such summaries, compilations, photographs, duplications, or reproductions of any records, reports, or transcripts thereof, as he may deem advisable for the effective and economical preservation of the information contained therein. Such summaries, compilations, photographs, duplications or reproductions, duly authenticated, shall be admissible in any proceeding under this chapter if the original record or records would have been admissible therein.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(M)(3). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:120 - Destruction of Records.

282-A:120 Destruction of Records. –
The commissioner may by rules order the destruction, after reasonable periods, of any and all records, reports, transcripts or reproductions thereof, or other papers kept pursuant to the administration of the unemployment compensation law, which are not considered by him as necessary to the administration of this chapter.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(M)(4). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:121 - Penalty.

282-A:121 Penalty. –
Any employee of the department of employment security, member of an appeal tribunal, or any individual, corporation, association, partnership or other type of organization, who lawfully obtains or sees records, reports or information obtained in the administration of this chapter who violates any provision of this subdivision shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(M)(5). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:122 - No Liability.

282-A:122 No Liability. –
No action for slander or libel, either criminal or civil, shall be predicated upon information furnished by any employer or any employee to the commissioner in connection with the administration of any of the provisions of this chapter.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(M)(6). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:123 - Records Unavailable for Legal Process.

282-A:123 Records Unavailable for Legal Process. –
No records of any type in any form whether copies, compilations or reproductions pertaining to any individual or employing unit obtained in the course of or growing out of the administration of this chapter, or oral testimony relative thereto, as to either a specific person or in general shall be available for use in any proceeding, administrative or judicial; except that a necessary party to a proceeding directly and primarily concerned with workmen's compensation or an employer-employee relationship may by the use of valid judicial process obtain such records as directly relate to the necessary parties to the proceeding, and otherwise as is provided by this chapter. In matters unrelated to those enumerated previously, such records and oral testimony shall be available for use in any proceeding, administrative or judicial, where the state is a necessary party. No oral or written policy statements, opinions, advice, instructions or information of the department as to a specific person or in general shall be available for use in any proceeding, administrative or judicial through any means, and any process which attempts to obtain such shall be null and void.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(M)(7). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:124 - Oaths and Witnesses.

282-A:124 Oaths and Witnesses. –
In the discharge of the duties imposed by this chapter, the commissioner of the department of employment security, the chairman of an appeal tribunal, and any duly authorized representative of either of them shall have power to administer oaths and affirmations, take depositions, certify to official acts, and issue subpoenas to compel the attendance of witnesses and the production of books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records deemed necessary as evidence in connection with a disputed claim or the administration of this chapter.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(N). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:125 - Protection Against Self-Incrimination.

282-A:125 Protection Against Self-Incrimination. –
No person shall be excused from attending and testifying or from producing books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records before the commissioner of the department of employment security, the chairman of an appeal tribunal, or any duly authorized representative of either of them, or a court of this state, or in obedience to the subpoena of any of them in any cause or proceeding before the commissioner, or an appeal tribunal, on the ground that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required of him may tend to incriminate him or subject him to a penalty or forfeiture; but no individual shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which he is compelled, after having claimed his privilege against self-incrimination, to testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise; except that such individual so testifying shall not be exempt from prosecution and punishment for perjury committed in so testifying.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(O). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:126 - Subpoenas; Witness's and Sheriff's Fees.

282-A:126 Subpoenas;  Witness's and Sheriff's Fees. –
I. In the case of contumacy by, or refusal to obey a subpoena issued to, any person, any court of this state within the jurisdiction of which the inquiry is carried on or within the jurisdiction of which said person guilty of contumacy or refusal to obey is found or resides or transacts business, upon application by the commissioner of the department of employment security, the chairman of an appeal tribunal, or any duly authorized representative of either of them, shall have jurisdiction to issue to such person an order requiring such person to appear before the commissioner, the chairman of an appeal tribunal or any duly authorized representative of either of them, there to produce evidence if so ordered or there to give testimony touching the matter under investigation or in question; and any failure to obey such order of the court may be punished by said court as a contempt thereof.
II. Any person who, without just cause, shall fail or refuse to attend and testify or to answer any lawful inquiry or to produce books, papers, correspondence, memoranda, and other records, if it is in his power so to do, in obedience to a subpoena of the commissioner, the chairman of an appeal tribunal, or any duly authorized representative of either of them, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Each day such violation continues shall be deemed to be a separate offense.
III. A witness subpoenaed pursuant to this chapter shall be allowed fees at the rate established for a witness in the superior court. A sheriff shall be allowed the customary fees for service and travel. Such fees shall be deemed a part of the expenses of administering this chapter.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(P). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:127 - State-Federal Cooperation.

282-A:127 State-Federal Cooperation. –
I. In the administration of this chapter, the commissioner of the department of employment security shall cooperate to the fullest extent consistent with the provisions of this chapter, with the United States Department of Labor, and is authorized and directed to take such action, through the adoption of appropriate rules, the adoption of administrative methods and standards, as may be necessary to secure to this state and its citizens all advantages available under the provisions of the Social Security Act, under the provisions of section 3302 of the Federal Unemployment Tax Act and under the provisions of the Wagner-Peyser Act approved June 6, 1933, as amended; shall make such reports in such form and containing such information as the United States Department of Labor may from time to time require, and shall comply with such provisions as the United States Department of Labor may from time to time find necessary to assure the correctness and verification of such reports; and shall comply with regulations prescribed by the United States Department of Labor governing the expenditures of such sums as may be allotted and paid to this state under Title III of the Social Security Act for the purpose of assisting in the administration of this chapter.
II. Upon request therefor, the commissioner of the department of employment security shall furnish to any agency of the United States charged with the administration of public works or assistance through public employment, the name, address, ordinary occupation, and employment status of each recipient of benefits and such recipient's rights to further benefits under this chapter.
III. The commissioner may make the state's records relating to the administration of this chapter available to the railroad retirement board and may furnish the railroad retirement board, at the expense of such board, such copies thereof as the railroad retirement board deems necessary for its purposes. The commissioner may afford reasonable cooperation with every agency of the United States charged with the administration of any unemployment insurance law.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(Q). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:128 - Advisory Council.

282-A:128 Advisory Council. –
There is hereby created within the unemployment compensation bureau an advisory council on unemployment compensation, hereinafter called the advisory council. The advisory council shall consist of 9 members to be appointed, with the exception of the legislative members, by the governor with the consent and advice of the governor's council. Three of the appointees of this advisory council shall be persons who, because of their vocations, employment or affiliations, shall be classed as representing the point of view of employers; 3 shall be persons who, because of their vocations, employment or affiliations, shall be classed as representing the point of view of employees; one shall be a senator from the insurance committee appointed by the senate president; one shall be a representative from the labor, industrial and rehabilitative services committee appointed by the speaker of the house; the remaining appointee, who shall be designated as chairman, shall be a person whose training and experience qualify him to deal with the problems of unemployment compensation. Such advisory council shall meet no later than 45 days after each calendar quarter and aid the commissioner in formulating policies and discussing problems related to the administration of this chapter and in assuring impartiality and freedom from political influence in the solution of such problems. Advisory council meetings shall provide opportunity for public comment.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(R)(par. 1). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3. 1995, 275:1. 2002, 122:1, eff. July 7, 2002.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:129 - Term of Office.

282-A:129 Term of Office. –
The term of office of each nonlegislative member of the advisory council shall be 3 years and until his successor is appointed and qualified. The term of office of each legislative member shall be coterminous with the legislative term. In the event of a vacancy in the membership of said council, the appointment shall be made in the manner provided in RSA 282-A:128 and for the unexpired term.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(R)(par. 2). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3. 1995, 275:2, eff. June 20, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:130 - Compensation.

282-A:130 Compensation. –
Each nonlegislative member of the advisory council shall be paid a fee of $40 per day for each day of actual attendance at called meetings of the advisory council and shall also be reimbursed for necessary travel and other necessary expenses. Legislative members shall receive mileage at the legislative rate for each day of actual attendance at called meetings.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(R)(par. 3). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3. 1995, 275:3, eff. June 20, 1995.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:131 - Unable to Attend.

282-A:131 Unable to Attend. –
In the event that a member of the advisory council is unable to attend any called meeting, the commissioner may appoint a substitute who shall for such meeting assume in all respects the position of the absent member.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(R). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:132 - Cooperation.

282-A:132 Cooperation. –
It shall be the duty of the city and town clerks to cooperate with the employment service bureau in the reception and forwarding of applications from those seeking employment and those desiring employees. Such clerks shall receive such compensation from the department of employment security as the commissioner of said department determines appropriate, and to the extent he finds that funds are available, and may receive additional compensation therefor according to the direction of the respective cities and towns.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(S). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:133 - Removal From Records of Amounts Due.

282-A:133 Removal From Records of Amounts Due. –
Upon a written determination by the commissioner of the department of employment security with the approval of the attorney general that the best interests of the state would be served by taking no further action to collect any sum or sums due under the provisions of this chapter, the same may be removed from the books and records of the department by said commissioner.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(T). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:134 - Claimant Assistance.

282-A:134 Claimant Assistance. –
There shall be in the department, assigned to the commissioner's office, a full-time, classified employee with the title of claim representative. He shall be qualified as a certifying officer and possess such other requisite skills, knowledge and abilities as appropriate. His duties shall include advice to claimants relative to presentation of their best case to a certifying officer for purpose of redetermination, and the presentation of, or assistance therein, a claimant's case before an appeal tribunal including request for reopening. There shall also be in the department, but not members of the state classified service, part-time assistant claim representatives who shall be knowledgeable about unemployment compensation, shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the commissioner, receive $40 for each day or any part thereof that they perform services at the request of the commissioner or his authorized representative, and, when necessary to the performance of their duties as determined by the commissioner, shall be reimbursed for mileage and meals as are state employees generally. The assistant claim representative shall assist the claim representative and shall work under his general supervision to the extent deemed appropriate by the commissioner. Neither appointment under RSA 282-A:53-58 and RSA 282-A:128-131 nor receipt of retirement or pension payments from the state shall bar appointment and remuneration as an assistant claim representative. No claimant shall be a beneficiary of this provision, except for preliminary evaluation, unless the commissioner or the claim representative finds the case to be one about which reasonable men may disagree.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(U). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:135 - Custody of Department of Employment Security Buildings.

282-A:135 Custody of Department of Employment Security Buildings. –
All buildings and land connected therewith which are used by the department of employment security shall be in the custody of the commissioner of said department. He shall be responsible for the care, maintenance, alterations and repair connected with such buildings and land to the extent of such federal moneys as are granted to said department for the specific purpose, or, in his sole judgment, from the fund provided at RSA 282-A:140. The provisions of RSA 228 shall not apply to such buildings and land.
Source.
1917, 198:5. PL 175:5. 1935, 146:1. 1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:19-21. 1941, 103:32. RL 211:5; 218:9. 1945, 138:20. 1947, 59:19-21. 1949, 185:13. 1950, 5, pt. 18:4-11; 9:1. 1951, 105:1. 1953, 209:7; 265:1. RSA 282:9(V). 1955, 77:2; 141:15, 21. 1957, 118:9-13. 1961, 88:30-35. 1963, 194:9. 1965, 208:10-13. 1967, 400:7, 10. 1969, 460:18, 19. 1973, 528:173, 174; 589:8. 1975, 393:3. 1981, 408:3; 416:12. 1991, 311:12, eff. June 24, 1991.
2023 New Hampshire Revised Statutes › Title XXIII - Labor › Chapter 282-A - Unemployment Compensation › Section 282-A:136 - House Counsel for the Department of Employment Security.

282-A:136 House Counsel for the Department of Employment Security. –
I. There shall be a general counsel and counsel in the department of employment security appointed by the commissioner. The general counsel and counsel shall be licensed to practice law in New Hampshire. The general counsel shall have been engaged in the practice of law for not less than 5 years, and the counsel not less than 3 years. The general counsel and counsel shall hold office during good behavior, and may be removed only in accordance with RSA 4:1. The general counsel and counsel shall be compensated in accordance with the provisions of RSA 94:1-a.
II. Subject to the supervision of the attorney general as to matters of law, the general counsel and counsel shall be responsible to the commissioner, and shall perform such duties as the commissioner may from time to time assign. Appearances of general counsel and counsel shall be limited to administrative proceedings, except as otherwise provided by RSA 282-A:137.
Source.
RSA 282:9-b. 1961, 179:1. 1981, 408:3; 576:11. 1985, 138:1. 1989, 267:15, eff. July 25, 1989.