Severance agreements one year after McLaren
Gray areas surround case decision that reaffirmed employers may not offer employees severance agreements that require employees to waive their rights under the NLRA
Author: Beth A. Deragon
Employment and state pregnancy leave requirements
What New Hampshire law says about providing leave to employees
Hiring and documentation
Take time to know the DOL requirements when taking on a new employee
Top labor law violations: Are you in compliance?
New year brings new opportunity to revisit pay, recordkeeping practices
Struggling to keep up with employee vacation time?
The terms and conditions of paid time off are completely within an employer’s control
Hiring an employee? Here are some things to remember
A range of filings, notifications are required under state regulations
Baby, it’s cold outside
What are an employer’s obligations during weather-related business disruptions?
Overtime ruling fallout
Can you just pay all employees a salary and be done with it?
How new overtime rules affect NH employers
Companies must comply with new regulation on Dec. 1
Why define an ‘employee’?
House bill seeks to level the playing field in determining misclassification
Can a company ban tattoos at work?
The answer is not as clearly drawn as an employer might like
N.H. businesses should beware the minefield of independent contractor tests
In September 2010, Gov. John Lynch created the Joint Agency Task Force on Employee Misclassification Enforcement. Its goal is to ensure that New Hampshire businesses pay their fair share to operate in the state, including payments based on the correct…
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Home rules
Landmark legislation that originated in New Hampshire 43 years ago is being put to the test today as for-profit investors snap up manufactured home communities here and across the country.
Nonprofit ‘members’ in NH: what statutory membership really means
When a public charity is formed, the focus is often on the organization’s purpose, the application for 501(c)(3) tax-exempt status and board structure.
Bill allowing employers to skirt 2-hour minimum pay law fails in NH Senate
A bill that would have allowed New Hampshire employers to set their own minimum pay policy for workers, skirting the state’s two-hour requirement, died in the state Senate after passage by the House two months ago.
The compliance trap in lead-generation services
This article outlines key considerations for U.S.-based companies that offer lead-generation services — i.e., selling lists of contact information for use in marketing or direct outreach.
NH WARN: what employers need to know about layoff notices
Workforce reductions are never easy. Whether driven by economic uncertainty, industry shifts or strategic restructuring, layoffs can be some of the most difficult decisions business leaders face. At the same time, workforce reductions carry legal obligations that are easy to overlook, particularly under state law. In New Hampshire, one of the most misunderstood of those obligations is the state’s WARN Act.
New administrator of YDC fund confirmed
Nearly nine months after a controversial change to the Youth Development Center abuse claims process pushed the administrator from his job and stalled the proceedings for survivors, the fund now has a new leader.
AG says federal judge exceeded her authority in inspection ruling
A federal judge exceeded her authority by ordering the state to continue its mandatory vehicle inspection program after it was repealed, NH Attorney General John Formella argued in a legal filing Thursday, March 19, with the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Trial begins over NH proof-of-citizenship voter law
A federal judge heard opening arguments Monday, February 9, in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a 2024 state law that requires first-time voters in New Hampshire to show proof of U.S. citizenship when they register.
Officials concerned about Medicaid law conflicts
Some state officials and lawmakers are concerned that New Hampshire’s incoming Medicaid premium system may conflict with provisions in Congress’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
