New Hampshire Revised Statutes 279:3 – Powers of Commissioner
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The commissioner or any representative duly authorized by him shall have full power and authority:
I. To investigate and ascertain the wages of employees employed in any occupation in the state;
II. To enter the place of business or employment of any employer of employees in any occupation for the purpose of examining and inspecting any and all books, registers, payrolls, and other records of any employer of employees that in any way appertain to or have a bearing upon the question of wages of any such employees and for the purpose of ascertaining whether the orders of the commissioner have been and are being complied with; and
III. To require from such employer full and correct statements in writing of the wages paid to all employees in his employment.
I. To investigate and ascertain the wages of employees employed in any occupation in the state;
Terms Used In New Hampshire Revised Statutes 279:3
- Commissioner: the labor commissioner. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 279:1
- Employer: shall include any individual, partnership, association, joint stock company, trust, corporation, limited liability company, the administrator or executor of the estate of a deceased individual, or the receiver, trustee, or successor of any of the same, employing any person. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 279:1
- Occupation: an industry, trade or business or branch thereof or class of work therein in which employees are gainfully employed, but shall not include domestic service in the home of the employer or labor on a farm. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 279:1
- state: when applied to different parts of the United States, may extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories, so called; and the words "United States" shall include said district and territories. See New Hampshire Revised Statutes 21:4
II. To enter the place of business or employment of any employer of employees in any occupation for the purpose of examining and inspecting any and all books, registers, payrolls, and other records of any employer of employees that in any way appertain to or have a bearing upon the question of wages of any such employees and for the purpose of ascertaining whether the orders of the commissioner have been and are being complied with; and
III. To require from such employer full and correct statements in writing of the wages paid to all employees in his employment.