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RSA 281-A:31 · Compensation for Temporary Partial Disability

Title: XXIII: LABOR
Chapter: 281-A · WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Status: current
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281-A:31 Compensation for Temporary Partial Disability. – If the disability for work resulting from an injury is partial, and the employee is able to work but has not yet reached maximum medical improvement, the employer, or the employer's insurance carrier, during such disability, but not for the first 3 days of disability unless the disability continues for 14 days or longer, 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; but in no instance shall the weekly compensation exceed the amount set forth by the compensation schedule in RSA 281-A:28. Payments shall not continue after the disability ends, nor longer than 262 weeks; and, if the partial disability begins after a period of total disability, the period of total disability shall be deducted from such total period of 262 weeks. Source. 1988, 194:2. 1990, 254:21. 1994, 3:9, eff. Feb. 8, 1994.

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Source. 1988, 194:2. 1990, 254:21. 1994, 3:9, eff. Feb. 8, 1994.

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1988, 194:2
1990, 254:21
1994, 3:9, eff. Feb. 8, 1994

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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