HB465 (2016) Detail

Relative to workers' compensation for domestic employees.


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HB 465 - AS INTRODUCED

 

2015 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL\t\t465

 

AN ACT\trelative to workers’ compensation for domestic employees.

 

SPONSORS:\tRep. LeBrun, Hills 32; Rep. B. French, Merr 6; Rep. McMahon, Rock 7; Rep. Emerson, Ches 11; Rep. Seidel, Hills 28; Sen. Avard, Dist 12; Sen. Cataldo, Dist 6; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17

 

COMMITTEE:\tLabor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

 

 

ANALYSIS

 

\tThis bill clarifies the definition of domestic labor for the purpose of workers’ compensation coverage.

 

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Explanation:\tMatter added to current law appears in bold italics.

\t\tMatter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

\t\tMatter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

 

\t15-0363

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STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

 

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Fifteen

 

AN ACT\trelative to workers’ compensation for domestic employees.

 

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

 

\t1  Workers’ Compensation; Definitions.  Amend RSA 281-A:2, V-b(a) to read as follows:

\t\tV-b.(a)  “Domestic labor” or “domestic services” means the performance of such duties as housekeeping, childcare, gardening, handy person work, and serving as a companion or caregiver for children or others[ who are not physically or mentally infirm].

\t2  Effective Date.  This act shall take effect January 1, 2016.