New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Lab - Commissioner, Department of Labor
Chapter Lab 500 - WORKERS' COMPENSATION CLAIMS
Part Lab 504 - RESPONSIBILITIES OF EMPLOYERS AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES
Section Lab 504.05 - Reinstatement of Employee Sustaining Compensable Injuries
Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Lab 504.05
Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024
(a) An employer of 5 or more full time employees shall reinstate an employee with a compensable injury to their former position within 18 months if that position is available, as follows:
(1) If the date of
injury:
a. Is clear, then the 18 months shall
be determined from the date on which the injury occurred; or
b. Is unclear, then the 18 months shall be
determined from the date of first medical treatment; and
(b) An employer shall not be obligated to provide the former position to:
(1) An injured employee of a construction
contractor if the project is completed, unless another project is
ongoing;
(2) A temporary employee,
except that a temporary employee shall not include an employee of a temporary
agency;
(3) An employee who has
been given permanent restrictions by his or her treating physician and who is
not released to return to work at his or her former position; or
(4) An employee unable to return to work
within 18 months from the date of injury.
#5892, eff 9-2-94; ss by #6631, INTERIM, eff 11-16-97, EXPIRED: 3-16-98
New. #6806, eff 7-18-98); ss by #8682, INTERIM, eff 7-15-06, EXPIRED: 1-11-07
New. #9019, eff 11-1-07
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