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CHAPTER 255
SB 89 - FINAL VERSION
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2017 SESSION
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SENATE BILL 89
AN ACT relative to the relationship between a franchisor and a franchisee.
SPONSORS: Sen. Innis, Dist 24; Sen. Bradley, Dist 3; Sen. Gannon, Dist 23; Sen. Reagan, Dist 17; Sen. French, Dist 7; Sen. Carson, Dist 14; Rep. Chandler, Carr. 1; Rep. Hinch, Hills. 21; Rep. Packard, Rock. 5
COMMITTEE: Commerce
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This bill clarifies when a franchisor is an employer of a franchisee.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
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06/05
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seventeen
AN ACT relative to the relationship between a franchisor and a franchisee.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
255:1 Procuring Employment; Imposition of Conditions; Definition of Terms; Employer. Amend RSA 275:4, I to read as follows:
I. The term "employer'' as used in the preceding section shall mean and include an individual, a partnership, an association, a corporation, a legal representative, trustee, receiver, trustee in bankruptcy, and any common carrier by rail, motor, water, air or express company doing business in or operating within the state. A franchisor is only an employer if the franchisor agrees in writing to assume the role of employer or co-employer of the franchisee or the employee of the franchisee.
I-a. For the purposes of this section, "franchisee" and "franchisor" have the same meanings as in section 436.1 of title 16 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
255:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect upon its passage.
Approved: July 18, 2017
Effective Date: July 18, 2017