HB 350 – AS AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
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2013 SESSION
06/04
HOUSE BILL 350
AN ACT prohibiting discrimination against the unemployed.
SPONSORS: Rep. Copeland, Rock 19
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill prohibits hiring discrimination by employers based upon an individual’s unemployment status.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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13-0466
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Thirteen
AN ACT prohibiting discrimination against the unemployed.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
1 New Sections; Protective Legislation; Unemployment Status. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 14 the following new sections:
275:14-a Unemployment Status.
I. In this section, “unemployment status” means being unemployed, having actively looked for employment during the most recent 4 week period, and currently being available for employment.
II. No employer or employment agency shall discriminate against any individual because of unemployment status in soliciting, receiving, classifying, disposing, or otherwise acting upon applications for its services or in referring an applicant to an employer.
III. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting an employer or employer's agent from publishing an advertisement for any job vacancy in the state that contains any provision setting forth any other qualifications for a job permitted by law including holding a current and valid professional or occupational license, certificate, registration, permit, or other credential, or a minimum level of education, training, or appropriate experience. Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting an employer or employer's agent from stating that only applicants who are currently employed by such employer shall be considered.
275:14-b Penalty. Any employer or employment agency that violates RSA 275:14-a shall be subject to a fine not to exceed $5,000 for each violation as determined by the commissioner.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.