TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

CHAPTER Emp 100  ORGANIZATIONAL RULES

          PART Emp 101  DEFINITIONS

                  Section Emp 101.01  Bureau

                  Section Emp 101.02  Commissioner

                  Section Emp 101.03  Department

                  Section Emp 101.04  Deputy Commissioner

                  Section Emp 101.05  Employing Unit

                  Section Emp 101.06  Equivalent or Better Work

                  Section Emp 101.07  House Counsel

                  Section Emp 101.08  Immediately Available

                  Section Emp 101.09  Most Recent Employer - REPEALED

                  Section Emp 101.10  Not Immediately Available

                  Section Emp 101.11  Permanent Work

                  Section Emp 101.12  Services

                  Section Emp 101.13  Substantially Less Favorable

                  Section Emp 101.14  Temporary Work

                  Section Emp 101.15  Week

 

          PART Emp 102  DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPARTMENT

                  Section Emp 102.01  Commissioner; Commissioner’s Office

                  Section Emp 102.02  Deputy Commissioner

                  Section Emp 102.03  House Counsel

                  Section Emp 102.04  Employment Service Bureau

                  Section Emp 102.05  Unemployment Compensation Bureau

                  Section Emp 102.06  Economic and Labor Market Information Bureau

 

          PART Emp 103  PUBLIC REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION

                  Section Emp 103.01  Obtaining Records

 

CHAPTER Emp 200  COMPLAINTS AND HEARING PROCEDURES

          PART Emp 201  APPEAL FROM DETERMINATION OF EMPLOYER LIABILITY

                  Section Emp 201.01  Form and Content

                  Section Emp 201.02  Notice of Hearing

                  Section Emp 201.03  Evidence, Testimony and Records

                  Section Emp 201.04  Examination of Department Records

                  Section Emp 201.05  Examination of Parties and Witnesses

                  Section Emp 201.06  Scope of Hearing

                  Section Emp 201.07  Adjournment, Postponement and Continuance

                  Section Emp 201.08  Failure to Request Continuance or Postponement, or to Appear

                  Section Emp 201.09  Decision

 

          PART Emp 202  APPEAL TRIBUNAL

                  Section Emp 202.01  Appeal to and Hearing by Appeal Tribunal

 

          PART Emp 203  APPELLATE DIVISION - EXPIRED - RESERVED

 

          PART Emp 204  APPROVAL OF FEES

                  Section Emp 204.01  Scope of Rules

                  Section Emp 204.02  Written Petitions

                  Section Emp 204.03  Approval of Fees

                  Section Emp 204.04  Reconsideration

                  Section Emp 204.05  Hearings

                  Section Emp 204.06  Decision

                  Section Emp 204.07  Waiver of Rules

 

          PART Emp 205  DECLARATORY RULINGS

                  Section Emp 205.01  Petition for Declaratory Ruling

                  Section Emp 205.02  Disposition of Petitions for Declaratory Rulings

                  Section Emp 205.03  Effect of Declaratory Ruling

                  Section Emp 205.04  Filing and Publication of Declaratory Rulings

 

          PART Emp 206  RECORDS

                  Section Emp 206.01  Destruction of Records

 

          PART Emp 207  PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

                  Section Emp 207.01  Purpose

                  Section Emp 207.02  Application

                  Section Emp 207.03  Party

                  Section Emp 207.04  Presiding Officer; Appointment; Authority

                  Section Emp 207.05  Withdrawal of Presiding Officer or Department Official

                  Section Emp 207.06  Waiver or Suspension of Rules by Presiding Officer

                  Section Emp 207.07  Date of Issuance or Filing

                  Section Emp 207.08  Format of Documents

                  Section Emp 207.09  Delivery of Documents

                  Section Emp 207.10  Computation of Time

                  Section Emp 207.11  Motions; Objections

                  Section Emp 207.12  Commencement of Hearing

                  Section Emp 207.13  Docket Numbers

                  Section Emp 207.14  Notice of Hearing

                  Section Emp 207.15  Appearances and Representation

                  Section Emp 207.16  Prehearing Conference

                  Section Emp 207.17  Role of Department Staff in Enforcement or Disciplinary Hearings

                  Section Emp 207.18  Role of Complainants in Enforcement or Disciplinary Hearings

                  Section Emp 207.19  Intervention

                  Section Emp 207.20  Postponements and Continuances

                  Section Emp 207.21  Failure to Attend Hearing

                  Section Emp 207.22  Voluntary Production of Information

                  Section Emp 207.23  Motions to Compel Production of Information

                  Section Emp 207.24  Pre-Hearing Disclosure of Witnesses and Exhibits

                  Section Emp 207.25  Record of the Hearing

                  Section Emp 207.26  Standard and Burden of Proof

                  Section Emp 207.27  Testimony; Order of Proceeding

                  Section Emp 207.28  Evidence

                  Section Emp 207.29  Proposed Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law

                  Section Emp 207.30  Closing the Record

                  Section Emp 207.31  Reopening the Record

                  Section Emp 207.32  Decisions

                  Section Emp 207.33  Filing and Content of Motion for Rehearing

                  Section Emp 207.34  Standard for Granting Motion for Rehearing

 

          PART Emp 208  RULEMAKING PETITIONS

                  Section Emp 208.01  Petition for Adoption, Amendment or Repeal of Rules

 

          PART Emp 209  RULEMAKING PUBLIC COMMENT HEARINGS

                  Section Emp 209.01  Purpose

                  Section Emp 209.02  Scope

                  Section Emp 209.03  Notice

                  Section Emp 209.04  Media Access

                  Section Emp 209.05  Moderator

                  Section Emp 209.06  Public Participation

 

          PART Emp 210  EXPLANATION OF ADOPTED RULES

                  Section Emp 210.01  Requests for Explanation of Adopted Rules

                  Section Emp 210.02  Contents of Explanation

 

          PART Emp 211  APPEAL FROM DENIAL OF CONTINUED ELIGIBILITY FOR BENEFITS

                  Section Emp 211.01  Required Department Actions

 

CHAPTER Emp 300  EMPLOYER REQUIREMENTS

          PART Emp 301  DEFINITIONS

                  Section Emp 301.01  Break in Service

                  Section Emp 301.02  Casual Labor

                  Section Emp 301.03  Compact Disk

                  Section Emp 301.04  Contract for Services

                  Section Emp 301.05  Date of Hire

                  Section Emp 301.06  Diskette

                  Section Emp 301.07  Magnetic Media

                  Section Emp 301.08  Multistate Employing Unit

                  Section Emp 301.09  Work State

 

          PART Emp 302  PAYMENTS IN KIND

                  Section Emp 302.01  Reasonable Value for Payments in Kind

                  Section Emp 302.02  Payments in Kind for the Convenience of the Employer

                  Section Emp 302.03  Tips and Gratuities

 

          PART Emp 303  RECORDS AND REPORTS

                  Section Emp 303.01  Notice of Employment

                  Section Emp 303.02  Quarterly Reports

                  Section Emp 303.021 Filing Quarterly Reports Online

                  Section Emp 303.022 Filing Quarterly Reports via Magnetic Media

                  Section Emp 303.023 Making Corrections to Tax and Wage Information Previously Reported

                  Section Emp 303.03  Information Regarding Reported Earnings or Hours

                  Section Emp 303.04  Authority and Identity Required

                  Section Emp 303.05  Records to be Kept by Each Employing Unit and Each Employer

                  Section Emp 303.06  Penalty - EXPIRED

                  Section Emp 303.07  Force and Effect of Instructions on Forms - EXPIRED

                  Section Emp 303.08  Notice of Claim and Verification Request Form

                  Section Emp 303.09  Mailing Address

                  Section Emp 303.10  Authorized Agents

                  Section Emp 303.11  Filing Requirements

                  Section Emp 303.12  Request for Wage Information

                  Section Emp 303.13  Mass Layoffs

                  Section Emp 303.14  Part-Time Work Information - EXPIRED

                  Section Emp 303.15  Trade, Business, and Workforce Transfer Report

 

          PART Emp 304  CONTRIBUTIONS AND DEBTS

                  Section Emp 304.01  Contributions Due and Payable

                  Section Emp 304.02  Reimbursing Employers

                  Section Emp 304.03  Group Accounts

                  Section Emp 304.04  Charging of Benefits in Cases of Two or More Concurrent Employers

                  Section Emp 304.05  Computation Date and Tax Rate in Event of Successorship

                  Section Emp 304.06  Chargeable Employer if No Most Recent Employer - EXPIRED

                  Section Emp 304.07  Temporary Unemployment Compensation Crisis Assessment - EXPIRED

                  Section Emp 304.08  Reestablishment of Rights to a Reduced Merit Rate - EXPIRED

                  Section Emp 304.09  Adverse Rating Cost - EXPIRED

                  Section Emp 304.10  Most Recent Employer - EXPIRED

                  Section Emp 304.11  Transfers of Experience and Assignment of Rates

 

          PART Emp 305  NOTICES

                  Section Emp 305.01  Posting Notices

 

          PART Emp 306  EMPLOYER ELECTIONS

                  Section Emp 306.01  Employer Elections to Cover Multi-State Workers

 

          PART Emp 307  EMPLOYEE LEASING

                  Section Emp 307.01  Scope of Rule

                  Section Emp 307.02  Definitions

                  Section Emp 307.03  Common Paymaster Arrangements

                  Section Emp 307.04  Notification

                  Section Emp 307.05  Reporting and Payment Requirements

 

          PART Emp 308  NEW HIRE

                  Section Emp 308.01  Purpose of the Rule

                  Section Emp 308.02  Reporting Required

                  Section Emp 308.03  Multistate Employing Units

                  Section Emp 308.04  Timely Reporting

 

CHAPTER Emp 400  ADMINISTRATION

          PART Emp 401  RESERVED

 

          PART Emp 402  PAYMENTS

                  Section Emp 402.01  Form, Dishonored and Application

                  Section Emp 402.02  Interest on Overpayments

                  Section Emp 402.03  Contributions Due and Payable

 

          PART Emp 403  SETTLEMENT OF CONFORMITY ISSUES

                  Section Emp 403.01  Coverage of Government Units and "Non-Profit" Organizations

                  Section Emp 403.02  RESERVED

                  Section Emp 403.03  Restricting the Effect of RSA 282-A:16 to Professional Athletes

                  Section Emp 403.04  Defining the "Between Times" Denial of Compensation - REPEALED

                  Section Emp 403.05  Exemption Not to Apply - REPEALED

                  Section Emp 403.06  Successive Benefit Year Earnings Requirement

 

          PART Emp 404  JOB TRAINING PROGRAM

                  Section Emp 404.01  Purpose

                  Section Emp 404.02  Scope

                  Section Emp 404.03  Definitions

                  Section Emp 404.04  Eligibility Requirements

                  Section Emp 404.05  Non-Eligible

                  Section Emp 404.06  Entity Match Requirement

                  Section Emp 404.07  Non-Acceptable Use of Grant Funds

                  Section Emp 404.08  Acceptable Use of Grant Funds

                  Section Emp 404.09  Starting and Completion Dates

                  Section Emp 404.10  Incomplete Applications

                  Section Emp 404.11  WorkInvestNH Grant Application Confidentiality

                  Section Emp 404.12  WorkInvestNH Grant Limitations

                  Section Emp 404.13  WorkInvestNH Training Evaluation Report

                  Section Emp 404.14  WorkInvestNH Grant Application

                  Section Emp 404.15  Submittal

                  Section Emp 404.16  Acknowledgment of Application and Application Review

                  Section Emp 404.17  Notification

                  Section Emp 404.18  Training Fund Contract

                  Section Emp 404.19  Reimbursement of Funds

                  Section Emp 404.20  Time Limit for Reimbursement

                  Section Emp 404.21  Grant Funds Used or Not Used

                  Section Emp 404.22  Failure to Comply

                  Section Emp 404.23  Training Evaluation Report

                  Section Emp 404.24  Program Information

                  Section Emp 404.25  Participant Eligibility

                  Section Emp 404.26  Initial Assessment

                  Section Emp 404.27  Employment Support Services

                  Section Emp 404.28  On-the-job Training

                  Section Emp 404.29  Termination from WorkNowNH

 

          PART Emp 405  ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION

                  Section Emp 405.01  Claimant Correspondence

                  Section Emp 405.02  Claimant Access to Electronic Correspondence

                  Section Emp 405.03  Employer Benefit Correspondence - REPEALED

                  Section Emp 405.04  Employer Access to Electronic Correspondence

                  Section Emp 405.05  Representative Benefit Correspondence - - REPEALED

                  Section Emp 405.06  Representative Access to Electronic Correspondence - - REPEALED

 

               PART Emp 406  COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION WITH REGULAR COMPENSATION

                  Section Emp 406.01  Purpose

                  Section Emp 406.02  Eligible Claimant

                  Section Emp 406.03  Claim for Benefits

 

       PART Emp 407  COORDINATION OF EMERGENCY UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION AND THE STATE-FEDERAL EXTENDED BENEFITS PROGRAM

                  Section Emp 407.01  Purpose

                  Section Emp 407.02  Benefits Available

 

          PART Emp 408  ADJUSTMENT OF OVERPAID BENEFIT ACCOUNTS BY COMPROMISE

                  Section Emp 408.01  Compromise

                  Section Emp 408.02  Recommendation of Compromise

                  Section Emp 408.03  Notice of Acknowledgement and Mode of Hearing

                  Section Emp 408.04  Rebuttable Presumption

                  Section Emp 408.05  Totality of the Circumstances

                  Section Emp 408.06  Factors to be Considered

                  Section Emp 408.07  Injured Spouse Allocation

                  Section Emp 408.08  Notice of Commissioner’s Decision on Request to Compromise

                  Section Emp 408.09  Request for Reconsideration

                  Section Emp 408.10  The Collection Process and Requests for Compromise

 

          PART Emp 409  OFFSET OF FEDERAL TAX REFUND PAYMENTS

                  Section Emp 409.01  Purpose

                  Section Emp 409.02  Definitions

                  Section Emp 409.03  Advance Notification and Opportunity to Present Evidence

                  Section Emp 409.04  Certification

                  Section Emp 409.05  Forbearance

                  Section Emp 409.06  Contents of Request for Forbearance

                  Section Emp 409.07  Injured Spouse Allocation

                  Section Emp 409.08  Extreme Financial Hardship

                  Section Emp 409.09  The Offset of Federal Tax Refund Payments and Requests for Forbearance

 

          PART Emp 410  ALIENS

                  Section Emp 410.01  Purpose

                  Section Emp 410.02  Wages

                  Section Emp 410.03  Benefits

 

          PART Emp 411  SELF-EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

                  Section Emp 411.01  Purpose

                  Section Emp 411.02  Definitions

                  Section Emp 411.03  Claimant Requirements for Consideration for the PTW Program

                  Section Emp 411.04  Application Review Process

                  Section Emp 411.05  Continued Weekly Filing Requirements

                  Section Emp 411.06  Eligibility for the Self-Employment Assistance Allowance

                  Section Emp 411.07  Program Participation Requirements and Monitoring

                  Section Emp 411.08  Exhaustion of Self-Employment Assistance Allowance

                  Section Emp 411.09  Termination from the PTW Program

                  Section Emp 411.10  Appeal Procedure

                  Section Emp 411.11  Enrollment Limitation

 

CHAPTER Emp 500  CLAIMANT REQUIREMENTS

          PART Emp 501  REGISTRATION FOR WORK AND FILING OF CLAIMS

                  Section Emp 501.01  Work Registration

                  Section Emp 501.02  RESERVED

                  Section Emp 501.03  Initial Claims

                  Section Emp 501.04  Time and Place for Filing Continued Claims

                  Section Emp 501.05  Filing a Claim After Starting Work

                  Section Emp 501.06  Effective Date of Claim

                  Section Emp 501.07  REPEALED

                  Section Emp 501.08  Profiling and Reemployment Services

                  Section Emp 501.09  Wage Voucher

                  Section Emp 501.10  Wages During Week Claimed

                  Section Emp 501.11  Employment Services

                  Section Emp 501.12  Work Search

                  Section Emp 501.13  Claims Filed Over the Internet

                  Section Emp 501.14  Failure to Report for Employment Services

                  Section Emp 501.15  Part-Time Availability and Shift Availability - EXPIRED

 

          PART Emp 502  UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION PAYMENTS

                  Section Emp 502.01  Where and How Payments Made

                  Section Emp 502.02  Benefits Due Deceased Claimants

                  Section Emp 502.03  Overpayment Without Fault

                  Section Emp 502.04  Basis for Computation of Annual Earnings

                  Section Emp 502.05  Deduction and Withholding From Benefits

                  Section Emp 502.06  Earnings from Self-Employment

                  Section Emp 502.07  Application of Wages

                  Section Emp 502.08  Waiting Week

                  Section Emp 502.09  Penalty Weeks under RSA 282-A:164

 

          PART Emp 503  TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT

                  Section Emp 503.01  Voluntary Quit Without Good Cause

                  Section Emp 503.02  Voluntary Leaving of Incidental Employment

                  Section Emp 503.03  Leaving of Self-Employment or Closing Business

                  Section Emp 503.04  Self-Employment - EXPIRED

                  Section Emp 503.05  End of School Year

                  Section Emp 503.06  Leaving Employment Necessary Due to Domestic Abuse

                  Section Emp 503.07  Leaving Employment for Better Available Work - EXPIRED

                  Section Emp 503.08  Leaving Employment Due to Pregnancy or to an Illness or Injury that is Not Work Related

                  Section Emp 503.09  Leaving Employment to Accompany Spouse

                  Section Emp 503.10  Leaving Employment Due to the Illness or Disability of a Member of the Individual’s Immediate Family

 

          PART Emp 504  SELECTION AND TRAINING PROCEDURES

                  Section Emp 504.01  Approved Training

 

          PART Emp 505  ADDITIONAL BENEFITS - EXPIRED