CHAPTER 68
HB 99 – FINAL VERSION
21Feb2007… 0134h
2007 SESSION
06/04
HOUSE BILL 99
COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services
This bill:
I. Prohibits youths 16 or 17 years of age who do not have high school diplomas from working certain hours.
II. Assesses or increases certain penalties for violations of the youth employment law.
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.
21Feb2007… 0134h
07-0772
06/04
STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Seven
AN ACT relative to the youth employment law.
Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:
68:1 Prohibitions. Amend RSA 276-A:4, VIII to read as follows:
VIII. No youth 16 or 17 years of age, except a youth 16 or 17 years of age who has graduated from high school or obtained a general equivalency diploma, shall be employed by an employer unless the employer obtains and maintains on file a signed written document from the youth's parent or legal guardian permitting the youth's employment.
68:2 Certificate. Amend RSA 276-A:5, VI to read as follows:
VI. Any employer not in compliance with the requirements of RSA 276-A:4 or this section shall be assessed a minimum civil penalty of $100.
68:3 Civil Penalties. Amend RSA 276-A:7-a to read as follows:
276-A:7-a Civil Penalties. In addition to other penalties and remedies imposed under this chapter, the commissioner may assess a civil penalty on an employer not to exceed [$1,000] $2,500 for each violation of any provision of this chapter or rule adopted pursuant to this chapter. In assessing this penalty, the commissioner shall consider the nature of the violation, the employer's history of violations and the employer's good faith.
68:4 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2008.
Approved: June 11, 2007
Effective: January 1, 2008