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1 New Section; Labor; Protective Legislation; Workweek; Defined. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 30-a the following new section:
275:30-b Workweek Defined. Any work in excess of 8 hours in one workday and any work in excess of 32 hours in any one workweek and the first 8 hours worked on the seventh day of work in any one workweek shall be compensated at the rate of no less than 1-1/2 times the regular rate of pay for an employee. Any work in excess of 12 hours in one day shall be compensated at the rate of no less than twice the regular rate of pay for an employee. In addition, any work in excess of 8 hours on any seventh day of a workweek shall be compensated at the rate of no less than twice the regular rate of pay of an employee. The compensation rate of pay at 32 hours shall reflect the previous compensation rate of pay at 40 hours, and an employer shall not reduce an employee's regular rate of pay as a result of this reduced hourly workweek requirement. The commissioner is authorized to adopt such rules under RSA 541-A as necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
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1 New Section; Labor; Protective Legislation; Workweek; Defined. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 30-a the following new section:
275:30-b Workweek Defined. Any work in excess of 8 hours in one workday and any work in excess of 32 hours in any one workweek and the first 8 hours worked on the seventh day of work in any one workweek shall be compensated at the rate of no less than 1-1/2 times the regular rate of pay for an employee. Any work in excess of 12 hours in one day shall be compensated at the rate of no less than twice the regular rate of pay for an employee. In addition, any work in excess of 8 hours on any seventh day of a workweek shall be compensated at the rate of no less than twice the regular rate of pay of an employee. The compensation rate of pay at 32 hours shall reflect the previous compensation rate of pay at 40 hours, and an employer shall not reduce an employee's regular rate of pay as a result of this reduced hourly workweek requirement. The commissioner is authorized to adopt such rules under RSA 541-A as necessary for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section.
2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.