Business Compliance

New Hire Reporting
Welfare reform legislation requires all employers to report certain information on "New Hires" to a designated state agency. In New Hampshire, that agency is NH Employment Security (NHES).

• An Employer's Guide to New Hire Reporting (DES 604b)
• New Hire Reporting Program for Independent Contractors (DES 604d)
• New Hire Reporting Form (DES 605)
• New Hire Magnetic Media Reporting Instructions

• New Hire Reporting Contact Information
  Telephone: (603) 229-4371 or 1-800-803-4485
  Fax: (603) 224-0825
  
  

Report a Mass Layoff/Seasonal Layoff
Per RSA 282-A:45-a and Administrative Rule EMP 302.13, employers are required to report any temporary or permanent layoff of 25 or more individuals to New Hampshire Employment Security.

• Information on Reporting Mass Layoff/Seasonal Layoff
  
• To report a Mass Layoff/Seasonal Layoff, complete Employer Shutdown Information spreadsheet and FAX to the number provided (Spreadsheet must be faxed. DO NOT send as e-mail attachment):
  • Employer Shutdown Information
  • Fax: (603) 447-3951

• Mass Layoff Contact Information
  masslayoff@nhes.nh.gov
  
  

Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification (WARN) Act
As of January 1, 2010, a new state law takes effect that will require all New Hampshire employers with 75 or more employees to issue a warning before closing facilities or laying-off more than one-third of the workforce. Damages and civil penalties can be assessed against employers who violate the Act. The new law is RSA 275-F which is commonly referred to as the WARN Act.

• Forms & Publications