New Hampshire employment law in 2026
What employers are getting wrong, and how to fix it before it becomes a claim
Author: Peg O'Brien
Eye on Employment: legal updates working parents need to know
New Hampshire enacts new parental leave law
Are salaried employees in NH eligible for overtime?
Many employers wrongly assume that paying employees by salary renders the employees “exempt,” and therefore, the employer is not required to pay the employee overtime pay. This is inaccurate.
In 2025, employee handbooks should reflect new lactation break law
Effective July 1, 2025, all New Hampshire employers with six or more employees will be required to provide nursing-mother employees with 30-minute unpaid lactation breaks for every three hours of work
Avoiding independent contractor misclassification issues
State and federal agencies have differing definitions, but there are common elements
Independent contractor or employee? Avoiding misclassification issues
State and federal agencies have differing definitions, but there are common elements
Back to basics: a wage and hour overview for New Hampshire employers
Now’s a good time to review state compliance requirements
Why you should ring in the new year with an internal wage and hour audit
It could help an employer avoid liability before trouble brews
Managing legal risks arising from co-worker romances
In the wake of #MeToo, many companies have policies prohibiting, and sometimes requiring disclosure of, romantic relationships
Preventing workplace violence
Incidents can range from threatening language to homicide
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New initiative seeks workers and tourists to Monadnock region
The collaborative has some 475 members spread across communities in the region and representing a broad range of business, health care and education interests.
NH Fidelity employees returning to Merrimack campus full time
Fidelity Investments announced Wednesday that New Hampshire is one of four Fidelity sites that will transition to a full-time, on-site schedule beginning in September
NHBR About Town: Week of April 24, 2026
Business and event happenings around the state of NH
The Latest: Week of April 24, 2026
The Latest is a roundup of the comings and goings of the movers and shakers in NH's business community
North Country Healthcare report listening sessions
North Country Healthcare on Monday, April 13, released a report summarizing feedback from a series of community listening sessions held earlier this year across the region, highlighting widespread concern about access to care, staffing and communication, along with strong support for keeping local hospitals open.
Morrison Hospital Association files for bankruptcy
Morrison Hospital Association, a nonprofit senior care provider in northern New Hampshire, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection April 10, citing mounting debt — including a nearly $23 million federal loan — and lingering financial effects from the COVID-19 pandemic.
2026 M&A market expectations
After two choppy years for dealmakers, 2026 is starting with a very different tone, one that many business owners have been waiting for. While the past few years brought tariff swings, interest rate volatility and a cautious lending environment, the fundamentals are shifting in a way that increasingly favors sellers, especially those in the lower-middle-market (LMM).
What does ‘business-friendly’ actually mean?
New Hampshire should be a place where businesses have every structural advantage to compete and grow — built on the workforce, infrastructure and policies that make it the best state in the nation to…
Cindy Rosenwald, the no. 2 Senate Democrat in New Hampshire, announces retirement
State Sen. Cindy Rosenwald, who represents Nashua and serves as the Senate deputy minority leader, announced earlier this month she won’t seek re-election in November, putting a cap on a 22-year career in state politics.
