The New Hampshire Legislature had a proposal to re-establish a state minimum wage and increase it. After passing the House, NFIB was able to defeat this proposal in the Senate. The proposal that would have increased the minimum wage by 24% and enacted an annual escalator in the wage rate based on the rate of inflation. Read Full Article
A bill to increase workers compensation payments and therefore increase the cost of workers compensation premiums passed the House but NFIB has worked to defeat this in the Senate. Read Full Article
Opponents of this means of paying employees attempted to make it more expensive with higher hurdles for employers who want to utilize this tool to meet their payroll. Read Full Article