{"data":{"id":"us-nh/rsa-283-a-3","jurisdiction":"us-nh","citation":"RSA 283-A:3","heading":"Preservation of Worker Classification.","body":"I. The following actions shall be excluded from consideration when determining a worker's legal status as either an employee or an independent contractor under RSA 275, RSA 282-A, or any other state labor, tax, or benefits statute:\n(a) The offer of, or contribution to, a portable benefit account by a hiring party;\n(b) An independent contractor's participation in or control over such a plan or account; and\n(c) The administrative act of withholding and remitting contractor funds as authorized under RSA 283-A:2, I\nII. A hiring party, worker, or third party may make voluntary contributions to a portable benefit account on behalf of an independent contractor.\nIII. The provision of voluntary contributions by a hiring party shall not, in and of itself, establish an employer-employee relationship, nor shall it be construed as evidence of the hiring party's \"control or direction\" over the independent contractor.","path":["Title XXIII: LABOR","Chapter 283-A: VOLUNTARY PORTABLE BENEFIT PLANS"],"source_url":"https://gc.nh.gov/rsa/html/XXIII/283-A/283-A-3.htm","current_through":"2026 regular legislative session. Last updated: September 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-10-11T04:49:18Z","sha256":"c4916823e6344ec2fc39b26dc87500dc1f280dc3f4c7cd6f0674a6278fa999ae","source_id":"us-nh","stale":false,"prev":"us-nh/rsa-283-a-2","next":"us-nh/rsa-284-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}