New Hampshire Revised Statutes 281-A:5 – Securing Payment of Compensation
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An employer, or group or association of homogeneous employers, subject to this chapter shall secure compensation to employees in one of the following ways:
I. By insuring and keeping insured the payment of such compensation with a company licensed to write workers’ compensation insurance in this state and filing with the commissioner, in a form prescribed by the commissioner, evidence of such coverage as the commissioner deems appropriate.
II. By insuring and keeping insured the payment of compensation to domestic employees with a company providing workers’ compensation insurance in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 281-A:6.
III. By furnishing to the commissioner satisfactory proof of financial ability to pay compensation directly to an employee when due in the amounts and manner as provided in this chapter.
IV. In the case of employees of the state, compensation shall be made as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-I:24 and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-I:25-a.
I. By insuring and keeping insured the payment of such compensation with a company licensed to write workers’ compensation insurance in this state and filing with the commissioner, in a form prescribed by the commissioner, evidence of such coverage as the commissioner deems appropriate.
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 281-A:5
- Commissioner: means the labor commissioner appointed as provided in RSA 273. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 281-A:2
- Domestic: "domestic employee" or "domestic worker" means a person performing domestic services in a private residence of the employer, where the employer is an individual, family, local college club, or local chapter of a college fraternity or sorority and not an agency or other entity engaged in the business of providing domestic workers to the public and the person is not defined as an independent contractor under N. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 281-A:2
- employee: includes persons who regularly operate businesses or practice their trades, professions, or occupations, whether individually, or in partnership, or association with other persons, whether or not they hire others as employees. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 281-A:2
- Employer: with respect to private employment, means:
(a) A person, partnership, association, corporation, or legal representative of a person, partnership, association or corporation who employs one or more persons whether in one or more trades, businesses, professions or occupations and whether in one or more locations. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 281-A:2 - Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- Homogeneous: means of a similar kind or nature, or possessing similar qualities and attributes. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 281-A:2
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
II. By insuring and keeping insured the payment of compensation to domestic employees with a company providing workers’ compensation insurance in accordance with N.H. Rev. Stat. § 281-A:6.
III. By furnishing to the commissioner satisfactory proof of financial ability to pay compensation directly to an employee when due in the amounts and manner as provided in this chapter.
IV. In the case of employees of the state, compensation shall be made as provided in N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-I:24 and N.H. Rev. Stat. § 21-I:25-a.