Section 281-A:1 – Title.

    281-A:1 Title. – This chapter shall be known as the "Workers’ Compensation Law." Source. 1988, 194:2, eff. July 1, 1989.

Section 281-A:10 – Notice of Revocation.

    281-A:10 Notice of Revocation. – Revocation of coverage under RSA 281-A:3 by termination of workers’ compensation insurance shall be effective 30 days after the filing of a termination notice with the commissioner. Source. 1988, 194:2, eff. July 1, 1989.

Section 281-A:11 – Self-Insurance for Public Employers.

    281-A:11 Self-Insurance for Public Employers. – Any public employer as defined in RSA 281-A:2, IX may, subject to RSA 281-A:5, III and the rules adopted to enforce that section, self-insure for workers’ compensation coverage as follows: I. If a public employer chooses to self-insure for workers’ compensation coverage, the legislative body of that employer […]

Section 281-A:12 – Injuries Outside the State.

    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 […]

Section 281-A:13 – Liability of Third Person.

    281-A:13 Liability of Third Person. – I. (a) An injured employee, in addition to the benefits of this chapter, may obtain damages or benefits from or proceed at law or otherwise against another person to recover damages or benefits if: (1) An injury for which compensation is payable under the provisions of this chapter […]

Section 281-A:14 – Employee’s Fault.

    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 […]

Section 281-A:15 – Computing Average Weekly Wages; After-Tax Earnings.

    281-A:15 Computing Average Weekly Wages; After-Tax Earnings. – I. Except as provided in paragraphs II and III of this section and of RSA 281-A:32 and subject to RSA 281-A:28, 281-A:28-a and RSA 281-A:31-a, but including those persons under RSA 281-A:15, II-a, an average weekly wage shall be computed by using the method in subparagraph […]

Section 281-A:16 – Determining Date of Injury for Occupational Disease and Cumulative Trauma.

    281-A:16 Determining Date of Injury for Occupational Disease and Cumulative Trauma. – For the purpose of determining the date of injury for an occupational disease, the date of injury shall be taken to be the last date of injurious exposure to the hazards of such disease or the date on which the employee first […]

Section 281-A:17 – Firefighter and Heart, Lung, or Cancer Disease.

    281-A:17 Firefighter and Heart, Lung, or Cancer Disease. – I. Notwithstanding the provisions of RSA 281-A:2, XI and XIII, 16 and 27, there shall exist a prima facie presumption that heart or lung disease in a regular, call, volunteer or retired member of a fire department is occupationally related. However: (a) A call or […]

Section 281-A:17-a – Repealed by 2018, 261:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018.

    281-A:17-a Repealed by 2018, 261:2, eff. Nov. 1, 2018. –

Section 281-A:17-b – Repealed by 2019, 251:5, eff. Nov. 1, 2020.

    281-A:17-b Repealed by 2019, 251:5, eff. Nov. 1, 2020. –

Section 281-A:17-c – Acute Stress Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Presumption.

    281-A:17-c Acute Stress Disorder and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder; Presumption. – Notwithstanding RSA 281-A:2, XI and XIII, RSA 281-A:16, and RSA 281-A:27, there shall be a prima facie presumption that acute stress disorder and post-traumatic stress disorder in an emergency responder, as defined in RSA 281-A:2, V-c are occupationally caused. Source. 2019, 251:3, eff. Jan. […]

Section 281-A:17-d – Commission to Study the Incidence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in First Responders Reestablished.

[RSA 281-A:17-d repealed by 2021, 178:3, I, effective November 1, 2022.]     281-A:17-d Commission to Study the Incidence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in First Responders Reestablished. – I. (a) There is reestablished the commission to study the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders and whether such disorder should be covered under workers’ compensation. […]

Section 281-A:17-e – Commission to Study the Incidence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in First Responders Reestablished.

[RSA 281-A:17-e repealed by 2022, 331:5, effective November 1, 2023.]     281-A:17-e Commission to Study the Incidence of Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in First Responders Reestablished. – I. (a) There is reestablished the commission to study the incidence of post-traumatic stress disorder in first responders and whether such disorder should be covered under workers’ compensation. The […]

Section 281-A:18 – Contractor’s Liability for Subcontractors.

    281-A:18 Contractor’s Liability for Subcontractors. – A contractor who subcontracts all or any part of a contract shall bear the liability of the subcontractor of that contract for the payment of compensation under this chapter to the employees of the subcontractor, unless the subcontractor has secured the payment of compensation as provided for in […]

Section 281-A:18-a – Exclusion of Executive Officers and Members of Limited Liability Companies.

    281-A:18-a Exclusion of Executive Officers and Members of Limited Liability Companies. – I. Any corporation or limited liability company may elect to exclude up to 3 executive officers or members from the compulsive coverage requirements under this chapter. II. The commissioner shall adopt rules under RSA 541-A relative to the filing of such an […]

Section 281-A:19 – Notice of Injury.

    281-A:19 Notice of Injury. – Claims for benefits under this chapter shall be barred unless notice of injury is given to the employer within 2 years from the date of the injury; provided, however, that if the nature of the injury and its possible relationship to the employment are not known to the employee, […]

Section 281-A:2 – Definitions.

    281-A:2 Definitions. – Any word or phrase defined in this section shall have the same meaning throughout RSA 281-A, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: I. "Call or volunteer firefighter" means a firefighter who is not regularly employed by a fire department of any city, town or precinct in the state but who answers […]

Section 281-A:20 – Contents of Notice.

    281-A:20 Contents of Notice. – Notice of injury in writing on a form prescribed by the commissioner shall apprise the employer of the injury and shall state the name and address of the worker injured and the date and place of the accident. The employee shall execute the notice in duplicate and sign both […]

Section 281-A:21 – Service of Notice.

    281-A:21 Service of Notice. – The employee may serve the notice personally or send it by certified mail addressed to the employer at the employer’s last known residence or place of business. Source. 1988, 194:2, eff. July 1, 1989.