New Hampshire § 282-A:20 Employment

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 282-A:20 — Employment

New Hampshire § 282-A:20

Title XXIIILABOR

Ch. 282-AUNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 282-A:20 (2026).

Text

The term "employment" shall include the service of an individual who is a citizen of the United States, performed outside the United States, except in Canada, after December 31, 1971, in the employ of an American employer, if: I. The employer's principal place of business in the United States is located in this state; II. The employer has no place of business in the United States, but

(a)The employer is an individual who is a resident of this state;

(b)The employer is a corporation which is organized under the laws of this state; or

(c)The employer is a partnership or a trust and the number of the partners or trustees who are residents of this state is greater than the number who are residents of any one other state. III. None of the criteria of paragraphs I and II is met, but the emplo

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The term "employment" shall include the service of an individual who is a citizen of the United States, performed outside the United States, except in Canada, after December 31, 1971, in the employ of an American employer, if:
I. The employer's principal place of business in the United States is located in this state;
II. The employer has no place of business in the United States, but
(a) The employer is an individual who is a resident of this state;
(b) The employer is a corporation which is organized under the laws of this state; or
(c) The employer is a partnership or a trust and the number of the partners or trustees who are residents of this state is greater than the number who are residents of any one other state.
III. None of the criteria of paragraphs I and II is met, but the employer has elected coverage in this state or, the employer having failed to elect coverage in any state, the individual has filed a claim for benefits, based on such service, under the law of this state.
IV. An "American employer", for purposes of this section, means a person who is:
(a) An individual who is a resident of the United States; or
(b) A partnership if 2/3 or more of the partners are residents of the United States; or
(c) A trust, if all of the trustees are residents of the United States; or
(d) A corporation organized under the laws of the United States or of any state.

Legislative History

1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:1-7. 1941, 103:1-11. RL 218:1. 1943, 56:1. 1945, 16:1; 58:1; 138:1-7. 1947, 59:1-6. 1949, 185:1-4; 262:1. 1950, 5, part 18. 1951, 34:1; 36:1; 105; 140:1, 2. 1953, 209:1. RSA 282:1(S). 1955, 141:1-6. 1957, 118:1; 313:1-3. 1961, 88:1-6. 1963, 194:1, 2. 1967, 400:2, 3. 1969, 460:1, 3. 1971, 156:1, 2, 4-16. 1973, 118:1; 589:7. 1975, 90:1; 393:1. 1979, 328:3. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981.