The New Hampshire Department of Labor administers and enforces the following laws for worker protection:
Procuring Employment; Imposition of Conditions
- RSA 275:1 Union Membership
- RSA 275:2 Penalty
- RSA 275:3 Payment for Medical Examinations of Records Furnished
- RSA 275:4 Definitions of Terms
- RSA 275:5 Penalty
- RSA 275:6 Reward for Procuring Employment
- RSA 275:7 Offer of, Prohibited
- RSA 275:8 Penalty
- RSA 275:9 Exceptions
- RSA 275:10 Advances to Laborers
- RSA 275:11 Labor Trouble, Soliciting Help
- RSA 275:12 Form of Advertisement
- RSA 275:13 Termination of Labor Trouble
- RSA 275:14 Penalty
- RSA 275:15 to 275:27 Hours of Labor
Holiday Work
- RSA 275:28 Holidays
- RSA 275:29 Penalty
Day's Work; Days of Rest
- RSA 275:30 Day's Work Defined
- RSA 275:30-a Lunch or Eating Period
- RSA 275:31 Making up Time
- RSA 275:32 Sunday Work
- RSA 275:33 Day of Rest
- RSA 275:33-a Application
- RSA 275:33-b Special Agreement
- RSA 275:34 Application of Provisions
- RSA 275:35 Exceptions
Discrimination In the Workplace
- RSA 275:36 Definitions
- RSA 275:37 Equal Pay
- RSA 275:37-a Discrimination on Basis of using Tobacco Products Prohibited
- RSA 275:38 Enforcement
- RSA 275:38-a Non Retaliation Provision
- RSA 275:39 Liquidated Damages
- RSA 275:40 Penalties
- RSA 275:41 Limitation of Actions
- RSA 275:41-a Procedures for Hearings and Appeals
Payment of Wages
- RSA 275:42 Definitions
- RSA 275:43 Weekly
- RSA 275:43-a Required Pay
- RSA 275:43-b Payment of Salaried Employees
- RSA 275:44 Employees Separated From Payroll Before Pay Days
- RSA 275:45 Unconditional Payment of Wages Conceded to be Due
- RSA 275:46 Prime Contractors Responsibility for Wage Payments
- RSA 275:47 Deceased Employees
- RSA 275:48 Withholding of Wages
- RSA 275:48-a Rule Against Perpetuities
- RSA 275:49 Notifications, Posting and Records
- RSA 275:50 Waiver Prohibited
- RSA 275:51 Enforcement
- RSA 275:52 Penalties
- RSA 275:52-a Penalty for Failure to Pay Health and Welfare Pension Fund Contributions
- RSA 275:53 Employee's Remedies
- RSA 275:54 Rules and Regulations
- RSA 275:55 Separability of Provisions
Access to Personnel Files
- RSA 275:56 Employee Access to Personnel Files
Employee Expenses
- RSA 275:57 Reimbursement of Employee Expenses
Protection of Health Care Workers from Injuries from Needlesticks & Sharps
- RSA 275:58 Definition
- RSA 275:59 Advisory Council
- RSA 275:60 Rulemaking
Crime Victim Employment Leave Act
- RSA 275:61 Definition
- RSA 275:62 Right to Leave Work
- RSA 275:63 Limitations on Leave
- RSA 275:64 Discrimination Prohibited
- RSA 275:65 Penalty
- RSA 275:66 Leave Authorized in a State of Emergency
- RSA 275:67 Prohibited Overtime
- RSA 275:68 Special Agreement
- RSA 275:69 Penalties
Noncompete Agreements
- RSA 275:70 Noncompete Agreements
- RSA 275:70-a Noncompete Agreements for Low-Wage Employees Prohibited
Protection from Domestic Violence
- RSA 275:71 Prohibited Conduct by Employer
- RSA 275:72 Penalty
Use of Social Media and Electronic Mail
- RSA 275:73 Definition
- RSA 275:74 Use of Social Media and Electronic Mail
- RSA 275:75 Penalty
Advisory Council on Lactation
- RSA 275:76 Repealed by 2016, 232:2, effective Dec 1, 2017
- RSA 275:77 Advisory Council on Lactation
In addition to the protective legislation law, the Department of Labor is also responsible for enforcing the following laws:
Citizen's Job Protection
Displaced Homemakers
Whistleblowers' Protection Act
- RSA 275-E
- New Hampshire Administrative Rules Chapter Lab 900 Whistleblowers' Protection Act
Youth Employment
- RSA 276-A
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New Hampshire Administrative Rules Chapter Lab 1000 Youth Employment
Minimum Wage Law
Payment of Wages and Requirements of Employers
- New Hampshire Administrative Rules Chapter Lab 800 Payment of Wages and Requirements of Employers
New Hampshire Department of Labor |
95 Pleasant Street | Concord, NH 03301
Telephone: 603-271-3176 |
Hours of Operation: 8am - 4:30pm M-F