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Committee advances bill allowing leasing companies or clients to elect workers’ compensation coverage; minor‑league wage carve‑out included
Summary
The House Labor committee moved HB 655 out of committee after DOL testimony clarified the bill lets leasing companies or client employers elect who carries workers‑comp coverage, imposes reporting and license penalties, and includes a separate exemption for minor‑league baseball players covered by a collective bargaining agreement.
A House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee voted in executive session April 21 to move House Bill 655 out of committee after hearing detailed testimony from the New Hampshire Department of Labor.
The bill allows a person contracting with a professional employer organization (PEO) or leasing company to elect whether the leasing company or the client company will provide workers’ compensation insurance for leased employees. "Assuming that everybody is complying with the requirements ... we would not anticipate there being disruption or lack or a gap in coverage," Danielle…
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