RSA 275-G
Chapter 275-G: Veterans' Preference Employment Policy
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275-G:1 Definitions.
In this chapter:
I. "Private employer" means a sole proprietor, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, or other entity with one or more employees. It does not include the state, a subdivision of the state, or a public institution of higher education.
II. "Veteran" means a person who served on active duty in the armed forces and was discharged or released with discharge of a character outlined in RSA 21:50.
III. "Veterans' preference employment policy" means a private employer's policy for hiring or promoting a veteran, an eligible service member, or a military spouse over another qualified applicant or employee.
IV. "Eligible service member" means a service member on active duty.
V. "Active duty" shall have the same meaning as RSA 21:50, III.
VI. "Military spouse" shall have the same meaning as RSA 21:50, V.
Source. 2015, 187:1, eff. July 1, 2015. 2025, 107:3, 4, eff. Aug. 22, 2025. 2026, 252:6, eff. Aug. 31, 2026.
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- HB 1645-FN 2009-2010 Died
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275-G:2 Veterans' Preference Employment Policy.
Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, a private employer may establish a veterans' preference employment policy. Such policy:
I. Shall be in writing.
II. Shall be applied uniformly to employment decisions regarding hiring and promotion.
Source. 2015, 187:1, eff. July 1, 2015.
How it has changed
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- 2015 Laws of 2015, chapter 187 · SB 55
Other bills that proposed changes
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- HB 1645-FN 2009-2010 Died
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275-G:3 Verification of Eligibility.
A private employer may require that a veteran submit any qualifying document under RSA 21:50 in order to be eligible to receive the preference under RSA 275-G:2.
Source. 2015, 187:1, eff. July 1, 2015. 2025, 107:9, eff. Aug. 22, 2025.
How it has changed
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Other bills that proposed changes
Bills whose own text says they change this section, and that are not in its history above.
- HB 1645-FN 2009-2010 Died