Revision: March 5, 2026, 9:28 a.m.
Sen. Lang, Dist 2
March 4, 2026
2026-1065s
04/09
Amendment to SB 655
Amend the title of the bill by replacing it with the following:
AN ACT relative to employee leasing companies, workers' compensation coverage options, and a minimum wage exemption for minor league baseball players.
Amend the bill by inserting after section 3 the following and renumbering the original section 4 to read as 5:
4 Minimum Wage; Overtime and Recordkeeping Exemption; Minor League Baseball Players. Amend the introductory paragraph of RSA 279:1, X to read as follows:
X. "Employee" means and includes every person who may be permitted, required, or directed by any employer, in consideration of direct or indirect gain or profit, to engage in any employment, but shall not include any person exempted from the definition of employee as stated in RSA 281-A:2, VI(b)(2), (3), or (4), or RSA 281-A:2, VII(b), or any person who has entered into a contract to play baseball at a minor league level and who is compensated pursuant to the terms of a collective bargaining agreement that expressly provides for wages and working conditions, or a person providing services as part of a residential placement for individuals with developmental, acquired, or emotional disabilities, or any person who meets all of the following criteria:
2026-1065s
AMENDED ANALYSIS
This bill permits client companies or leasing companies to secure workers' compensation coverage and adds a minimum wage exemption for minor league baseball players covered by a collective bargaining agreement.