New Hampshire Department of Labor (DOL)
Agency overview
Formed1893
JurisdictionNew Hampshire
Headquarters95 Pleasant Street
Concord, New Hampshire
Employees94 (2019)[1]: 6 
Agency executives
  • Ken Merrifield, Commissioner[2]
  • Rudolph W. Ogden III, Deputy Commissioner[2]
Websitewww.nh.gov/labor/

The New Hampshire Department of Labor (DOL) is a government agency of the U.S. state of New Hampshire. Based in Concord, the agency works to protect the "interests and dignity" of workers in the state.[2] The department was established by state statute in 1893,[1]: 8  and its first commissioner was appointed that year.[3]

Structure

The department has a Workers' Compensation Division and an Inspection Division.[4][5] There are also several boards and councils:[6]

  • State Apprenticeship Advisory Council
  • Workers' Compensation Appeals Board
  • Workers' Compensation Appeals Advisory Board
  • Workers' Compensation Advisory Council
  • Vocational Rehabilitation Board

The department is authorized as provided in New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated (NH RSA) Chapter 273.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 "63rd Biennial Report" (PDF). NH.gov. New Hampshire Department of Labor. October 1, 2019. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "About Us". NH.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Agents to Disburse Highway Moneys". The Boston Globe. May 5, 1893. p. 2. Retrieved February 19, 2022 – via newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Workers Compensation Division". NH.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Inspection Division". NH.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Councils and Boards". NH.gov. Retrieved February 19, 2022.
  7. ↑ "273: Department of Labor". New Hampshire Statutes. New Hampshire General Court. Retrieved February 19, 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)


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