General Recordkeeping Requirements For Employees – NH

NEW HAMPSHIRE

Name and Address 

  No  

Occupation 

  Yes  

Pay Rate 

  No 

Wage per week or pay period 

  Yes 

Hours per day or week 

  Yes 

Deductions per Pay Period 

  No 

Conditions of Employment 

  No 

Length of time records must be preserved 

Statute does not specify, but state regulation requires records to be kept for 4 years.  

RECORDKEEPING REQUIREMENTS FOR MINORS 

State Laws may not specifically require employers to keep data specifically on minors, although general recordkeeping requirements on the federal level may call for maintenance of that data. 

Address 

  No 

Hours per day or week 

  Yes 

Time Starting, Ending Work/Meals 

  Yes  

Wages 

  Yes   

Other Requirements 

Record classification of employment when necessary. Post maximum hours per day.   

Work Permit or Age Certificate Required 

Yes, for minors under 16. For minors 16 or 17, a signed document from parent or guardian must be kept.  

Citations to Authority – Click link to view statute: 

NH Rev. Stat. Ann. § 279:27 

Records of hours and wages 

NH Rev. Stat. Ann §§ 276A:4 

Youth Employment; Prohibitions 

NH Rev. Stat. Ann §§ 276A:20  

Youth Employment; Notice of hours 

 

Administrative Code – Click link to access chapter; scroll to section 

HYPERLINK “http://gencourt.state.nh.us/rules/state_agencies/lab800.html“NH Code Admin. R. Ann. Lab. 803.03

Notification and record