New Hampshire § 281-A:16 Determining Date of Injury for Occupational Disease and Cumulative Trauma

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 281-A:16 — Determining Date of Injury for Occupational Disease and Cumulative Trauma

New Hampshire § 281-A:16

Title XXIIILABOR

Ch. 281-AWORKERS' COMPENSATION

This text of New Hampshire § 281-A:16 (Determining Date of Injury for Occupational Disease and Cumulative Trauma) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering New Hampshire primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 281-A:16 (2026).

Text

For the purpose of determining the date of injury for an occupational disease, the date of injury shall be taken to be the last date of injurious exposure to the hazards of such disease or the date on which the employee first knew or reasonably should have known of the condition and its relationship to the employee's employment, whichever is the later. For an injury caused by cumulative trauma, the date of injury shall be the date of first medical treatment. For an injury or condition aggravated by cumulative trauma, the date of injury shall be the date of first medical treatment for the aggravation.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

For the purpose of determining the date of injury for an occupational disease, the date of injury shall be taken to be the last date of injurious exposure to the hazards of such disease or the date on which the employee first knew or reasonably should have known of the condition and its relationship to the employee's employment, whichever is the later. For an injury caused by cumulative trauma, the date of injury shall be the date of first medical treatment. For an injury or condition aggravated by cumulative trauma, the date of injury shall be the date of first medical treatment for the aggravation.