New Hampshire § 275:81 Reasonable Break Period

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 275:81 — Reasonable Break Period

New Hampshire § 275:81

Title XXIIILABOR

Ch. 275PROTECTIVE LEGISLATION

SubdivisionPolicies Relating to Nursing Mothers

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 275:81 (2026).

Text

I.Every employer shall provide reasonable break periods to employees who need to express milk for a child for a period of one year from the date of birth of the child. Nothing in this section shall preclude an employer from negotiating with an employee reasonable break periods to express milk that are different from the requirements in this subdivision.

II.Nothing under this subdivision shall preclude an employee from taking a reasonable break period contemporaneously with break or meal periods already provided to the employee by the employer.

III.An employer shall not require an employee to make up time related to use of unpaid reasonable break periods.

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I. Every employer shall provide reasonable break periods to employees who need to express milk for a child for a period of one year from the date of birth of the child. Nothing in this section shall preclude an employer from negotiating with an employee reasonable break periods to express milk that are different from the requirements in this subdivision.
II. Nothing under this subdivision shall preclude an employee from taking a reasonable break period contemporaneously with break or meal periods already provided to the employee by the employer.
III. An employer shall not require an employee to make up time related to use of unpaid reasonable break periods.