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New Hampshire Employers Pay High Workers Comp Premiums Relative To Nation

New Hampshire employers pay the 9th highest workers compensation premiums in the nation, according to a report from the Oregon Department of Consumer And Business Services. New Hampshire’s average premium of $2.40 per $100 of payroll is 128 percent of the national median. Click on the interactive map below, for more details.

No More ‘Paid Vacation’ For The Seasonally Employed

Starting this fall, seasonal workers in New Hampshire will find a new set of rules when they apply for unemployment benefits.  Since 2002, seasonal workers who were rehired each year by the same employer have been able to collect unemployment benefits during the off-season without looking for other work. According to a New Hampshire Employment […]

New Labor Laws In Effect

The New Hampshire Business Review has an interesting roundup of new state laws that went into effect last weekend.  The main piece of legislation, Senate Bill 86, allows employers to get a warning for violating labor laws before the Department of Labor lays down a fine.  But, there are definitely exceptions, as the NHBR notes: […]

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