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2019 New Hampshire Revised Statutes
Title XXIII - Labor
Chapter 281-A - Workers' Compensation
Section 281-A:18 - Contractor's Liability for Subcontractors.
Universal Citation: NH Rev Stat § 281-A:18 (2019)
281-A:18 Contractor's Liability for Subcontractors. –
A contractor who subcontracts all or any part of a contract shall bear the liability of the subcontractor of that contract for the payment of compensation under this chapter to the employees of the subcontractor, unless the subcontractor has secured the payment of compensation as provided for in this chapter. Any contractor who shall become liable for compensation under this section may recover the amount of the compensation paid and necessary expenses from the subcontractor. For the purposes of this section, a contractor shall be defined as provided in RSA 281-A:2, III or as a person or organization which contracts with another to have work performed consisting of the removal, excavation or drilling of soil, rock or minerals, or the cutting or removal of timber from land and work done in connection with and in or about the area of such cutting or removal, other than the owner of the land containing such soil, rock or minerals or timber. For the purposes of this section, a subcontractor shall be defined as provided in RSA 281-A:2, IV and shall include a subcontractor of a contractor as defined in this section.
Source. 1988, 194:2, eff. July 1, 1989.
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