New Hampshire News

REMINDER: IRS Raises Health Savings Account and High Deductible Health Plan Limits for 2024

2023-10-05T13:13:09-04:00June 28th, 2023|2023, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Legislation, Health Savings Accounts, New Hampshire News|

Employees will be able to save more money in their health savings accounts (HSAs) in 2024, thanks to inflation-driven increases in contribution limits. The IRS announced on May 16 that the annual limit on HSA contributions for self-only coverage [...]

The Details of the Granite State (New Hampshire) Paid Family Leave Plan

2023-04-17T11:12:09-04:00October 31st, 2022|2022, Benefits Administration, Employee Benefits, Employee Benefits Compliance, Employee Benefits Legislation, New Hampshire News|

Federal programs like the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) mandated periods of paid leave—short and long—for qualifying employees and offset the expense on businesses with a payroll tax credit. The FFCRA has largely been viewed as a success, [...]

NH Legislative Update: ‘Right to work’ Bill Advancing in New Hampshire Legislature

2023-04-17T11:23:44-04:00February 17th, 2021|2021, Labor News, Legislative News, New Hampshire News|

A Republican-led proposal that would limit unions from collecting fees from private sector workers is on the move again in the New Hampshire Legislature. On Thursday, the state Senate narrowly approved Senate Bill 61, which would update the state's labor [...]

N.H. Bill Would Impose New Insurer Requirements in Wake of COVID-19

2023-04-17T11:27:50-04:00July 20th, 2020|2020, COVID-19 Updates, Employee Benefits Legislation, Legislative News, New Hampshire News|

The New Hampshire House of Representatives has passed H.B. 1166. If voted into law, this legislation would require the state to provide free personal protective equipment to small employers, eliminate cost-sharing for COVID-19 testing and treatment, and extend paid [...]

NH Lawmakers Seek New Fees as Gas Tax Revenue Decreases

2023-04-17T11:31:12-04:00January 24th, 2020|2020, Fuel Industry News, General Industry News, New Hampshire News|

New Hampshire lawmakers are considering two opposing plans for bolstering state highway revenues. Lawmakers heard two bills on Tuesday that propose new systems for vehicle registration fees in the state in response to a decline in gas tax revenue [...]

A Conversation: Does the New Hampshire Road Usage Bill Punish Owners of Fuel-Efficient Cars?

2023-04-17T11:31:17-04:00January 7th, 2020|2020, Legislative News, New Hampshire News, Roads and Infrastructure News|

We want to share with you an opinion piece about the New Hampshire Road Usage Bill (House Bill 478 and House Bill 1649) and whether or not it sends the right message to owners of fuel efficient cars. We [...]