New Hampshire § 275:47 Deceased Employees

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 275:47 — Deceased Employees

New Hampshire § 275:47

Title XXIIILABOR

Ch. 275PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION

SubdivisionPayment of Wages

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 275:47 (2026).

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I.In the event of the death of an employee, wages due to the decedent by an employer not in excess of $3,000 may upon proper demand be paid, in the absence of actual notice of the pendency of probate proceedings, without requiring letters testamentary or of administration, with payment made in the order of distribution set forth in RSA 561:1.

II.Payments under paragraph I shall be a release and discharge of the employer to the amount of such payment.

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I. In the event of the death of an employee, wages due to the decedent by an employer not in excess of $3,000 may upon proper demand be paid, in the absence of actual notice of the pendency of probate proceedings, without requiring letters testamentary or of administration, with payment made in the order of distribution set forth in RSA 561:1.
II. Payments under paragraph I shall be a release and discharge of the employer to the amount of such payment.