Live Free or Die Legal
This website is not an official source of law. This website does not provide legal advice. For official legal materials, verify against the relevant court, legislature, agency, or other official source. Legal information may be incomplete, outdated, or incorrectly processed. Consult a qualified attorney for advice about a specific legal matter.

This RSA section is an unofficial mirror, is not legal advice, and may be incomplete, outdated, or incorrectly processed.

RSA 275:62 · Right to Leave Work

Title
XXIII: LABOR
Chapter
275 · PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION
Status
current
Official source linked
Yes
Official source Copy section link

275:62 Right to Leave Work. –

Copy link
I.

Pursuant to the rights of crime victims under RSA 21-M:8-k, II(e), an employer shall permit an employee who is a victim of a crime to leave work so that the employee may attend court or other legal or investigative proceedings associated with the prosecution of the crime.

Copy link
II.

An employer shall not discharge an employee who is a victim of a crime because the employee exercises his or her right to leave work pursuant to this subdivision.

Copy link
III.

An employer shall not be required to compensate an employee who is a victim of a crime and who exercises his or her rights under this subdivision.

Copy link
IV.

An employee who leaves work pursuant to this subdivision may elect to use, or an employer may require the employee to use, the employee's accrued paid vacation time, personal leave time, or sick leave time.

Copy link
V.

An employee shall not lose seniority while absent from his or her employment under this subdivision.

Copy link
VI.

Before an employee may leave work under this subdivision, he or she shall provide the employer with a copy of the notice of each scheduled hearing, conference, or meeting that is provided to the employee by the court or agency responsible for providing notice to the employee.

Copy link
VII.

An employer shall maintain the confidentiality of any written documents or records submitted by an employee relative to the employee's request to leave work under this subdivision. Source. 2005, 109:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2020, 24:9, eff. Sept. 18, 2020.

Copy link

Source note

Source. 2005, 109:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006. 2020, 24:9, eff. Sept. 18, 2020.

Source history

  • 2005, 109:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006
  • 2020, 24:9, eff. Sept. 18, 2020

Related materials

Bill relationships

  • 2026 HB1109 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    e it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Subdivision; Protective Legislation; Notice of Suspension of Public Employees. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 83 the following new subdivision: Notice of Suspension of Public Employees 275:84 Suspension Notice and Investigation Updates to Public Employees. I. If any public employee is suspend

  • 2026 HB1123 amend

    e it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Labor; Noncompete Agreements; Salary Ranges Required In Job Postings. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 70-a the following new section: 275:70-b Salary Ranges Required In Job Postings. I. In this section: (a) "Employer" means a person or entity that employs 50 or more employees at one or

  • 2026 HB1177 amend · effective 2027-01-01

    nature of such employment. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Section; Protective Legislation; Remote Work. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 37-b the following new section: 275:37-c Remote Work. I. In this section, "remote work" means a flexible work arrangement in which an employee, under a written remote work agreement, i

  • 2026 HB1245 reference

    Classification. I. The following actions shall be excluded from consideration when determining a worker’s legal status as either an employee or an independent contractor under RSA 275, RSA 282-A, or any other state labor, tax, or benefits statute: (a) The offer of, or contribution to, a portable benefit account by a hiring party; (b) An independent contractor’s participation in or control over

  • 2026 HB1245-FN reference

    Classification. I. The following actions shall be excluded from consideration when determining a worker’s legal status as either an employee or an independent contractor under RSA 275, RSA 282-A, or any other state labor, tax, or benefits statute: (a) The offer of, or contribution to, a portable benefit account by a hiring party; (b) An independent contractor’s participation in or control over

  • 2026 HB1663 amend

    rt. Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Subdivision; Employment Protections for Members of the General Court. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 83 the following new subdivision: Employment Protections for Members of the General Court 275:84 Right to Leave Work. I. An employer shall permit an employee who is also a current mem

  • 2025 HB2 amend

    pports, including postpartum depression supports; and (d) Resource and referral. 141:263 New Section; Expand Employee Protection to Attend Pregnancy Appointments to Postpartum and Fertility Appointments. Amend RSA 275 by inserting after section 37-e the following new section: 275:37-f Leave of Absence to Attend Medical Appointments for Childbirth, Postpartum Care, and Infant Pediatric Medical Appointments. No employer with