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RSA 281-A:22 · Waiting Period

Title: XXIII: LABOR
Chapter: 281-A · WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Status: current
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281-A:22 Waiting Period. – An employer subject to this chapter, or the employer's insurance carrier, 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. Source. 1988, 194:2. 1990, 254:13, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.

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Source. 1988, 194:2. 1990, 254:13, eff. Jan. 1, 1991.

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1988, 194:2
1990, 254:13, eff. Jan. 1, 1991

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2026 HB1705 amend · effective 2027-07-01
e Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Sections; State-Funded Employee Assistance Program for Small Communities; Establishment of Fund. Amend RSA 281-A by inserting after section 17-f the following new sections: 281-A:17-g First Responders Support Fund. There is established a first responders support fund, which shall be administered by the department of health an
2026 HB1705-FN amend · effective 2027-07-01
e Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened: 1 New Sections; State-Funded Employee Assistance Program for Small Communities; Establishment of Fund. Amend RSA 281-A by inserting after section 17-f the following new sections: 281-A:17-g First Responders Support Fund. There is established a first responders support fund, which shall be administered by the department of health an
2026 HB216 reference
Retirement. Amend RSA 100-A:4, III(b) to read as follows: (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (a) or any other law to the contrary, any member who receives a weekly award under the provisions of RSA 281-A from the commissioner of labor, for injury arising out of and in the course of employment, shall be entitled to creditable service for said period [not in excess of one year]. To receive creditable service, a
2026 HB216-FN reference
III(b) to read as follows: (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (a) or any other law to the contrary, any member who receives a weekly award under the provisions of RSA 281-A from the commissioner of labor, for injury arising out of and in the course of employment, shall be entitled to creditable service for said period [not in excess of one year]. To receive creditable service, a member sha
2026 SB661 reference
d workers' compensation and unemployment compensation programs, which are regulated by and which report to the department of labor and the department of employment security, under RSA 281-A and RSA 282-A, respectively, shall be exempt from the requirements of this section as long as their operations and reports conform to the laws and rules adopted by those departments. 5-B:4-a Authority of the Secreta
2026 SB661-FN reference
d workers' compensation and unemployment compensation programs, which are regulated by and which report to the department of labor and the department of employment security, under RSA 281-A and RSA 282-A, respectively, shall be exempt from the requirements of this section as long as their operations and reports conform to the laws and rules adopted by those departments. 5-B:4-a Authority of the Secreta
2025 HB2 amend
604-A. 141:344 Workers' Compensation; First Responder's Critical Injury Benefit. Amend RSA 281-A:32-a, II to read as follows: II. Payments awarded under this section shall be subject to all other provisions of RSA 281-A. Total compensation payments for all additional compensation claims paid under this section shall not exceed $125,000 per claimant. Benefits paid under this section for all claimants shall not exceed [$500,000