New Hampshire Revised Statutes 277-A:8 – Inspection by Department of Labor Permitted
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I. If the commissioner or his designee finds, or has cause to believe, that any provision of this chapter is being violated, he may enter and inspect the premises of any employer‘s place of business and take samples of any unknown substance in order to ascertain compliance with this chapter. The laboratory services of the department of health and human services shall be made available to the department of labor for purposes related to enforcement of this chapter, subject to the availability of adequate laboratory support.
II. The following persons may, if they so desire, accompany such agent or employee of the department of labor:
(a) The affected employer.
(b) An employee of the affected employer or an employee representative.
III. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to interfere with the agent or employee of the department of labor in the discharge of his duties as prescribed by this chapter.
II. The following persons may, if they so desire, accompany such agent or employee of the department of labor:
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 277-A:8
- Commissioner: means the commissioner of labor. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 277-A:3
- Employee: means any person who currently works or formerly worked, with or without compensation, in a workplace. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 277-A:3
- Employee representative: means an individual or organization to which an employee gives written authorization to exercise his rights under this chapter. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 277-A:3
- Employer: means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association, the state, any political subdivision of the state, or any other entity which is engaged in a business or in providing services and which employs employees in connection with such business or services. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 277-A:3
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of these laws, shall mean the section next preceding or following that in which such reference is made, unless some other is expressly designated. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:13
- person: may extend and be applied to bodies corporate and politic as well as to individuals. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:9
(a) The affected employer.
(b) An employee of the affected employer or an employee representative.
III. It shall be a violation of this chapter for any person to interfere with the agent or employee of the department of labor in the discharge of his duties as prescribed by this chapter.