HB273 (2011) Detail

Relative to public or private criticism of employers by employees.


HB 273 – AS INTRODUCED

2011 SESSION

11-0249

06/04

HOUSE BILL 273

AN ACT relative to public or private criticism of employers by employees.

SPONSORS: Rep. Brunelle, Hills 10; Rep. Pierce, Graf 9

COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

ANALYSIS

This bill provides that criticism of an employer cannot be grounds for termination of employment.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

11-0249

06/04

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven

AN ACT relative to public or private criticism of employers by employees.

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 New Subdivision; Criticism of Employer. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 56 the following new subdivision:

Criticism of Employer

275:56-a Criticism of Employer. No criticism of an employer by an employee, whether public or private, shall be grounds for termination of employment.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.