HB 1323 – AS INTRODUCED
2012 SESSION
05/01
HOUSE BILL 1323
AN ACT requiring employers who offer benefits to full-time employees to offer benefits on a pro-rated basis to part-time employees.
SPONSORS: Rep. K. Hutchinson, Rock 3
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill requires employers who offer benefits to full-time employees to offer the same benefits on a pro-rated basis to part-time employees.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
12-2729
05/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twelve
AN ACT requiring employers who offer benefits to full-time employees to offer benefits on a pro-rated basis to part-time employees.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Subdivision; Benefits for Part-Time Employees. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 69 the following new subdivision:
Part-Time Employee Benefits
275:70 Benefits for Part-Time Employees.
I. Any employer who offers employee benefits to full-time employees shall offer such benefits to part-time employees on a pro-rated basis. Employee benefits shall include, but not be limited to, any leave policy, health, dental, or life insurance plan, and any deferred compensation or retirement program offered to full-time employees.
II. This section shall not apply to persons engaged in temporary or seasonal employment. For purposes of this paragraph, temporary employment means that the person was hired with the understanding that his or her employment was limited to the duration of a particular project or undertaking. Seasonal employment means that the person was employed for fewer than 6 months per calendar year.
III. Any employer who violates the provisions of this section shall be subject to a civil penalty under RSA 273:11-a.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2013.