New Hampshire has become the 26th U.S. state to enact a version of the model CROWN Act, which stands for “Creating a Respectful and Open World for Natural Hair.” On July 3, 2024, Governor Chris Sununu signed into law “Creating a private cause of action for discrimination based on hairstyles relative to a person’s ethnicity.” The new law goes into effect Sept. 1, 2024.
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New Hampshire Passes Comprehensive Consumer Data Privacy Law
On March 6, 2024, New Hampshire’s Governor signed Senate Bill 255, which establishes a consumer data privacy law for the state. The Granite State joins the myriad of state consumer data privacy laws. It is the second state in 2024 to pass a privacy law, following New Jersey. The law
New Hampshire Adopts Workplace Accommodations for Nursing Mothers
New legislation in New Hampshire will guarantee the right of nursing mothers to an unpaid break of 30 minutes to pump for every three hours of work beginning July 1, 2025.
This new state law comes in the wake of the 2022 federal PUMP Act, which requires employers nationwide
New Hampshire’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Plan: Breaking Ground in the Granite State
The New Hampshire Paid Family and Medical Leave (NH PFML) Plan, otherwise known as the Granite State Paid Family Leave Plan, is the nation’s first and only voluntary, state-sponsored paid leave plan.
New Hampshire Adopts Paid Leave Program
New Hampshire has joined eight states and the District of Columbia when, on June 24, 2021, the New Hampshire Legislature passed a two-year state budget that includes a paid leave program. Governor Chris Sununu signed the budget on June 25, 2021, and coverage must be provided by January 1, 2023.
New Hampshire’s COVID-19 ‘Stay at Home Plan 2.0’ on Reopening Businesses
New Hampshire Governor Christopher Sununu has issued Executive Order #40 (Stay at Home 2.0), setting guidelines for reopening a broad range of businesses in the state following the shutdown order in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Governor Sununu Vetoes The NH Legislature’s Paid Family Medical Leave Plan
The New Hampshire Paid Family Medical Leave law has been left behind in the dust. Republican Governor Chris Sununu vetoed the bill, saying that he fully supports paid family medical leave but not the plan passed by the Democratic majority New Hampshire Legislature. The Democratic proposal, referred to as Senate Bill 1, would set up a public fund administered by the New Hampshire Department of Employment Security and would have been funded by a payroll tax on all employee wages. The payroll deduction would be mandatory unless the employer voluntarily provided the same or superior benefits either directly or through a self-insured plan.
New Hampshire Prohibits Gender Identity Discrimination
New Hampshire became the 20th state in the country to prohibit discrimination of all forms based upon gender identity when Governor Chris Sununu signed House Bill 1319 into law on June 8, 2018. The law goes into effect on July 8, 2018.
New Hampshire Limits Employer Access to Social Media Accounts of Employees and Applicants
Effective September 30, 2014, employers in New Hampshire will be prohibited from requiring employees or job applicants to disclose their login information for accessing any “personal account” or service through an electronic communication device.
Early Disclosure of Non-Compete Agreements Now Required Under New Hampshire Law
Signifying New Hampshire’s first regulation of private non-compete agreements, Governor John Lynch signed into law an act requiring employers to provide a copy of all “non-compete and non-piracy agreements” to job applicants. Effective July 14, 2012, HB 1270 will require employers to provide copies of certain employment agreements to new hires prior to or concurrent with a job offer or “change in job classification.” Failure to comply will render an agreement void and unenforceable.