Legislative Updates

RSA 277 SAFETY AND HEALTH OF EMPLOYEES

Effective 7/14/19 there is a statutory amendment to RSA 277 SAFETY AND HEALTH OF EMPLOYEES (Public) that requires the Department of Labor to inspect a place of employment where a serious injury or death has occurred and requires a public employer to report such injury or death to the Department.

For the purposes of RSA 277 SAFETY AND HEALTH OF EMPLOYEES, an employer is defined in RSA 277:1-b, and “means the state or any of its political subdivisions operating a place of employment.” 
Please click here for the link to HB406.

RSA 276-A:13 YOUTH EMPLOYMENT NIGHT WORK

Effective 7/14/19, the Youth Employment Law pertaining to Night Work limits the hours that youth 16 or 17 years old may work in any shift during a work week. Specifically, no youth who works more than 2 nights in a week past 8:00 PM or before 6:00 AM shall be permitted to work more than 8 hours in any shift during that same week.
Please click here for the link to HB223.