Repeals the requirement that wages be paid on a weekly or biweekly basis and authorizes employers to choose their employees' payment method.
relative to wage payments.
I oppose removal of requirements for an employer to provide payment on a weekly or biweekly schedule. Many individuals living pay check to pay check cannot afford to live by the whims of their employer, on a 90 days notice.
Dear Members of the House Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services Committee, I am writing to express my strong opposition to HB280, which would eliminate the requirement that employers pay wages on a weekly or biweekly basis. This bill would create unnecessary financial instability for workers across New Hampshire and place undue burdens on employees who rely on regular paychecks to cover essential expenses. Many people in our state live paycheck to paycheck, carefully budgeting their income to meet rent, utilities, groceries, and other necessities. If employers are allowed to determine their own payment schedules without clear protections for workers, it could lead to financial hardships, late payments on bills, and increased stress for employees and their families. No worker should have to wonder when their next paycheck will arrive or face uncertainty due to an employer’s decision to extend payroll timelines. While I understand that some businesses may find payroll flexibility beneficial, the current system already provides reasonable options for pay periods while ensuring that workers receive their wages in a timely and predictable manner. The proposed 90-day notice for payment schedule changes is not a sufficient safeguard, as many employees do not have the luxury of waiting months to adjust their finances to an employer’s new preference. New Hampshire has a responsibility to protect workers and promote fair labor practices. HB280 would roll back essential safeguards and shift financial risk onto employees instead of ensuring they receive their hard-earned wages in a consistent manner. I urge you to oppose this bill and maintain the current wage payment protections that benefit workers and their families. Thank you for your time and consideration. Sincerely, Meghan marcucci
Enough of the project 2025 playbook. That will not work in new hampshire, and stressing an already struggling working class even worse off in the future. We should be attracting more young people into our state, and attacking their hard earned income is absolutely unacceptable. Think long and hard about biting the hands that feed you all.
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Dear Representatives, I urge you to OPPOSE this bill. It is very unclear what the goal is with this bill, but allowing employers and corporations free range on when and how payments are provided to employees is risky to those who live and work here. Reducing predictability of income is unacceptable and risky for our economic climate and for the individuals depending on their income. Thank you for your time.
Employees need to have current protections in place. Deregulation puts employees at risk. Employers need to be required to consider their employees best interests. This bill does not provide enough guidance and protection.
Can we just let people get regular overtime and get a paycheck without messing with the system? There’s likely something more nefarious behind the reasoning for this bill. Please just start solving problems that normal people face, not helping the wealthly get richer
You want to make it easier for employers to stiff their employees, when wage theft is already the largest crime in the country? Idiotic.
I cannot fathom what purpose the sponsors of this bill thought it would serve beyond making the lives of the working class more difficult. People deserve to have their wages protected, and certainly to be paid in lawful money of the United States and not whatever crypto scam “currency” the members of the committee have fallen for and are seeking to preserve. PLEASE do something useful for workers and stop wasting everyone’s time!
Expenses happen daily, not monthly, and pay should at the very least be distributed biweekly, if not weekly. Employers need to realize that they need their workers more than workers need them.
I think representatives should be paid minimum wage until they start introducing bills that actually help the public. Why would you repeal something that isn't broken. Why should employees not be paid with the weekly/bi-weekly method?
Dear Committee, I urge you to SUPPORT HB280 as it should be up to the employer, and not to the state, to choose the payment method for their employees. Sincerely, James
This bill is another attempt to destroy any chance working people in this state have of earning a decent living or owning a home. When are you going to look into bills about the high cost of living?
Without a summary of the expected outcomes in bill analyses, it's impossible to know what problem you're trying to solve. So I'm assuming that you want to give companies the blanket ability to pay employees whenever they want, reducing predictability and extending the time with which companies can juggle cash around (potentially spending it and running out of money). I've left companies that experienced payroll problems. This bill introduces unnecessary risk into NH's economic climate and does not benefit workers. I oppose.
Its a bad idea
Our bodies our decisions, keep NH free!
The wage law should not be updated so that it is up to the employer to determine the method of pay.
I oppose this bill, because lots of workers on the lower pay scale, can make more money with overtime. They should get the extra pay in exchange for the extra time away from their family.
We should be protecting the workers of NH, not the corporations!
Garbage bill! We The People do not approve. Give us what we work for and leave us alone
As a federal employee who is paid bi-weekly, I understand how hard it is to budget for a family when you are paid every other week. Making it possible for less frequent paychecks, will only increase hardship for citizens. Anyone supporting less frequent paychecks for hard working Americans should be ashamed.
Employers should not get to unilaterally decide how payment is made to employees. The previous list of payment options was. This would allow employers to pay employees in ways that incur charges for employees or in ways that prevent employees from get their full pay or not on time.
Employers should not get to unilaterally decide how payment is made to employees. The previous list of payment options was. This would allow employers to pay employees in ways that incur charges for employees or in ways that prevent employees from get their full pay or not on time.
People should have a choice on how they are paid
As per usual, the lack of legal understanding by the supporters of this bill is apparent. By changing the law you are opening the door for employees to be exploited with no ability for repercussion. While I understand the desire for "opening up NH for work" or trying to allow the aging population of the state to not be required to learn new technology/applications, those are required elements of business. Not exploiting staff by recreating the paternalism of company towns.