CHAPTER 140
HB 647 – FINAL VERSION
2011 SESSION
06/01
HOUSE BILL 647
AN ACT relative to withholding of wages.
SPONSORS: Rep. Daniels, Hills 6
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill adds a category to the amounts that may be withheld from wages.
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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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
11-0818
06/01
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Eleven
AN ACT relative to withholding of wages.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
140:1 Withholding of Wages. Amend RSA 275:48, I(b)(10) and (11) to read as follows:
(10) Required clothing not covered by the definition of uniform;[ and]
(11) Legal plans and identity theft plans without financial advantage to the employer when the employee has given his or her written authorization and deductions are duly recorded[.]; and
(12) For any purpose on which the employer and employee mutually agree that does not grant financial advantage to the employer, when the employee has given his or her written authorization and deductions are duly recorded. The withholding shall not be used to offset payments intended for purchasing items required in the performance of the employee’s job in the ordinary course of the operation of the business.
140:2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect 60 days after its passage.
Approved: June 7, 2011
Effective Date: August 6, 2011