New Hampshire Code of Administrative Rules
Lab - Commissioner, Department of Labor
Chapter Lab 800 - PAYMENT OF WAGES AND REQUIREMENTS OF EMPLOYERS
Part Lab 802 - DEFINITIONS
Section Lab 802.04 - Domestic labor

Universal Citation: NH Admin Rules Lab 802.04

Current through Register No. 40, October 3, 2024

"Domestic labor" as used in RSA 279:21, I and RSA 275:42, I means:

(a) Work performed in the private residence of the employer where employees are not employed by an employer or agency other than the family or household using their services, which includes but is not limited to, care givers or companions for babies, children or persons who are not physically or mentally infirm or the aged, as well as housekeeping, gardening, and handy person work; or,

(b) Live-in companionship services which provide fellowship, care, and protection for a person who, because of advanced age or physical or mental infirmity, cannot care for his or her own needs, regardless of whether the live-in companion is employed by an employer or agency other than the person using such services, subject to the following limitations:

(1) The services include household work such as meal preparation, bed making, washing of clothes, and other similar services incidental to companionship, provided that general household work does not exceed 20 percent of the total weekly hours worked; and

(2) The services do not include those relating to the care and protection of the aged or infirm that are normally performed by specially trained personnel, such as but not limited to registered or licensed nurses.

#2515, eff 10-25-83; ss by #4017, eff 3-21-86; EXPIRED: 3-21-92

New. #5491, eff 10-20-92, EXPIRED: 10-20-98

New. #7007, eff 5-26-99; ss by #8879, INTERIM, eff 5-18-07, EXPIRES: 11-14-07; ss by #9024, eff 11-9-07

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