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Committee hears broad opposition and agency concerns to bill letting employers and employees set pay method
Summary
Lawmakers and witnesses questioned House Bill 280, which would remove statutory requirements that wages be paid in U.S. legal tender and let employers and employees determine payment method; Department of Labor and labor groups warned the change could complicate enforcement and raise consumer-protection risks.
Members of the Senate Commerce Committee held a lengthy hearing on House Bill 280 on the measure that would strip existing language in RSA 275:43 requiring wages be paid in legal tender and instead provide that “the manner in which payment is made shall be determined by the employer and employee.”
The bill’s sponsor, Representative Greg Hill, who spoke for the absent prime sponsor, said the intention is to reduce regulatory burden and let employers and employees negotiate payment methods without a separate statutory list of acceptable options.
The New Hampshire Department of Labor said it is neutral on the bill but raised several practical concerns. “Our understanding is that the proposed language is ... requiring the employer to give at least 90 days written notification if the employer intends to change the method of wage…
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