New Hampshire RSA Title XXIII, Chapter 281-A - Workers' Compensation (RSA 281-A:1 to 281-A:70)

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New Hampshire RSA Title XXIII, Chapter 281-A - Workers' Compensation (RSA 281-A:1 to 281-A:70) is a state statute published by www.gencourt.state.nh.us. It is one of the New Hampshire documents that insurance license exam questions are written from, including new hampshire property & casualty practice questions. This page summarizes it and points to the official version, which is the text to rely on.

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• N.H. RSA 281-A:8, I(a)-(b) (Employees Presumed to Have Accepted)

  “(a) Against the employer or the employer's insurance carrier or an association or group providing self-insurance to a number of employers; and (b) Except for intentional torts, against any officer, director, agent, servant or employee acting on behalf of the employer or the employer's insurance...”

• N.H. RSA 281-A:26, VI (Compensation for Death)

  “Compensation for a dependent child shall continue until the child becomes 18 years of age, or until the child becomes 25 years of age if such child is enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited educational institution.”

• N.H. RSA 281-A:31 (Compensation for Temporary Partial Disability)

  “shall pay to the injured employee a weekly compensation equal to 60 percent of the difference between the employee's average weekly wage before the injury and the average weekly wage which he or she is able to earn thereafter”

• N.H. RSA 281-A:54, III (Payment for Second Injuries From Special Fund)

  “III. In order to qualify under this section for reimbursement from the special fund, an employer shall establish by written records, or by affidavit executed at the time of hire or retention in employment, that the employer had knowledge of the employee's permanent physical or mental impairment at...”

• N.H. RSA 281-A:28, II (Compensation for Temporary Total Disability)

  “II. If an employee's average weekly wage is over 30 percent of the state's average weekly wage, weekly compensation shall be 60 percent of that employee's average weekly wage or 30 percent of the state's average weekly wage, whichever is greater,”

• N.H. RSA 281-A:9, I (Termination Notices)

  “Terminations shall take effect no sooner than the earliest of the following: I. In case of termination for nonpayment of premium, 30 days after the date the termination notice is filed.”

• N.H. RSA 281-A:22 (Waiting Period)

  “shall pay workers' compensation to an employee sustaining a personal injury during a period of total or partial disability, but not for the first 3 days of disability unless the disability continues for 14 days or longer.”

• N.H. RSA 281-A:7, I(a)(1) (Liability of Employer Failing to Comply)

  “An employer subject to this chapter who fails to comply with the provisions of RSA 281-A:5 by not securing payment of compensation may be assessed a civil penalty of up to $2,500; in addition, such an employer may be assessed a civil penalty of up to $100 per employee for each day of noncompliance....”

• N.H. RSA 281-A:14 (Employee's Fault)

  “The employer shall not be liable for any injury to a worker which is caused in whole or in part by the intoxication, as defined in RSA 281-A:2, XII-a, or by the serious and willful misconduct of the worker. The provision as to intoxication shall not apply, however, if the employer knew that the...”

• N.H. RSA 281-A:12 (Injuries Outside the State)

  “I. If an employee is injured while employed elsewhere than in this state, and is injured under circumstances that would have entitled the employee or a dependent to workers' compensation under this chapter had such employee been injured in this state, then such employee or dependents of such...”

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