New Hampshire § 282-A:34 Intoxication;  Drugs;  Theft

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 282-A:34 — Intoxication; Drugs; Theft

New Hampshire § 282-A:34

Title XXIIILABOR

Ch. 282-AUNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSATION

SubdivisionDisqualification for Benefits

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 282-A:34 (2026).

Text

I.An unemployed individual who has been discharged for intoxication or use of controlled drugs as defined in RSA 318-B:1, VI, of such degree and rate of occurrence as to seriously hamper or interfere with the individual's work, shall be disqualified for benefits. Such disqualification shall continue until a period of not less than 4 weeks nor more than 26 weeks from the date of discharge, as may be determined by the commissioner, has passed and until such individual has earned wages as provided in RSA 282-A:32, I.

II.An unemployed individual who has been discharged for a single theft or multiple thefts in the aggregate of an amount greater than $100 but less than $250, where such conduct is connected with his or her work, shall be disqualified for benefits. Such disqualification shall co

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I. An unemployed individual who has been discharged for intoxication or use of controlled drugs as defined in RSA 318-B:1, VI, of such degree and rate of occurrence as to seriously hamper or interfere with the individual's work, shall be disqualified for benefits. Such disqualification shall continue until a period of not less than 4 weeks nor more than 26 weeks from the date of discharge, as may be determined by the commissioner, has passed and until such individual has earned wages as provided in RSA 282-A:32, I.
II. An unemployed individual who has been discharged for a single theft or multiple thefts in the aggregate of an amount greater than $100 but less than $250, where such conduct is connected with his or her work, shall be disqualified for benefits. Such disqualification shall continue until a period of not less than 4 weeks nor more than 26 weeks from the date of discharge, as may be determined by the commissioner, has passed and until such individual has earned wages as provided in RSA 282-A:32, I.

Legislative History

1937, 178:1. 1939, 138:10-12. 1941, 103:17-20. RL 218:4. 1945, 138:9, 10. 1947, 59:12, 13. 1949, 185:5, 6. 1953, 209:2, 3; 260:1; 261:3. RSA 282:4(C). 1955, 4:1; 141:9. 1957, 118:4, 5. 1959, 28:2, 3. 1963, 194:5. 1965, 208:3-5. 1967, 75:1; 400:8, 9. 1969, 460:6, 7. 1971, 156:20, 21, 36, 37. 1973, 446:2; 589:3, 4. 1981, 408:3, eff. Oct. 1, 1981; 416:7, eff. April 4, 1981. 2011, 254:2, eff. Sept. 11, 2011.