2001 SESSION

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HOUSE BILL 1228

COMMITTEE: Labor, Industrial and Rehabilitative Services

ANALYSIS

This bill requires employers to obtain specific written consent from employees before making any deduction from wages for union dues that are used for any purpose not directly related to collective bargaining or the settlement of grievances.

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Explanation: Matter added to current law appears in bold italics.

Matter removed from current law appears [in brackets and struckthrough.]

Matter which is either (a) all new or (b) repealed and reenacted appears in regular type.

01-2346

06/01

STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE

In the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand One

Be it Enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court convened:

1 Deductions for Union Dues. Amend RSA 275:48, I to read as follows:

I. No employer may withhold or divert any portion of an employee's wages unless:

(a) The employer is required or empowered to do so by state or federal law[, or];

(b) The employer has a written authorization by the employee for deductions for a lawful purpose accruing to the benefit of the employee as provided in regulations issued by the commissioner[,] and authorization for any deduction for union dues includes specific consent for each use of dues for a purpose not directly related to representing employees in collective bargaining negotiations or in the settlement of grievances; or

(c) The deductions are pursuant to any rules or regulations for medical, surgical, or hospital care or service, without financial benefit to the employer and openly, clearly, and in due course recorded in the employer's books.

2 Effective Date. This act shall take effect January 1, 2003.