Revision: Feb. 10, 2022, 1:46 p.m.
Commerce
February 10, 2022
2022-0657s
04/08
Amendment to SB 209
Amend RSA 275:43, I(d) as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
(d) By a payroll card provided that the employer shall provide to the employee at least one free means to withdraw up to and including the full amount of the employee balance in the employee's payroll card or payroll card account during each pay period at a financial institution or other location convenient to the place of employment. Should an employee be unable to access their wages due to a technical or processing defect, the employer shall immediately provide the wages to the employee with either a replacement payroll card, a check, a direct deposit, or cash. In such a situation, the employer shall be liable for late payment of wages whenever the replacement wages are provided after the designated pay day. Should an employee’s payroll card be lost, stolen, or damaged such that the funds are no longer accessible to the employee, the employer shall provide the employee with a replacement payroll card within 24 hours of being notified. None of the employer's costs associated with a payroll card or payroll card account shall be passed on to the employee; or
Amend RSA 275:43, II(c) as inserted by section 1 of the bill by replacing it with the following:
(c) Provide written notice of any change to any of the terms and conditions of the payroll card or payroll card account, including but not limited to an itemized list of all fees that may have changed[, and obtain written assent from the employee that the employee voluntarily consents to receive wages to a payroll card or payroll card account subject to the changes]. The employer shall be responsible for any increase in fees charged to the employee before the employer provides written notice of such changes to the employee.