New Hampshire Administrative Code

(a) WorkInvestNH training shall begin within 3 months of the date of grant approval; (b) The WorkInvestNH training starting date as specified on the application shall not be prior to the date of approval by the commissioner and approval of the contract. (c) The WorkInvestNH train…

(a) Applications submitted shall be reviewed by the department for completeness. (b) If the department determines that the application is incomplete in any respect, the department shall notify the entity of the specific deficiencies and allow the entity to amend the application. …

All information submitted in connection with a grant application that is accepted shall be subject to disclosure except that business financial information and proprietary information such as trade secrets, business and financial models, and forecasts and proprietary formulas may…

(a) The minimum grant amount shall be $750 per application. (b) Any single grant or multiple grants to any single employer in any grant year exceeding $70,000 shall first be approved by governor and council. (c) An entity may apply for more than one grant each fiscal year. (d) No…

No application for any WorkInvestNH grant shall be considered from any entity that has not submitted a training evaluation report as required by Emp 404.23 for any previously funded training grant. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 404.13 New. #12960, INTERIM, eff 12-26-19, EXPIRED: 6…

The entity applying for WorkInvestNH grant funds shall complete and submit the WorkInvestNH grant application form (NHES 0354 R-11/21). Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 404.14 New. #12960, INTERIM, eff 12-26-19, EXPIRED: 6-23-20 Amended by Volume XL Number 33, Filed August 13, 2020, …

Applications shall be submitted by: (a) E-mail at jobtrainingfund@nhes.nh.gov; (b) Fax at 603-223-2047; or (c) Regular mail or hand delivery to: NH Employment Security 45 South Fruit Street Concord, NH 03301-4857 Attn: Operations/JTF Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 404.15 New. #1296…

(a) Following receipt of a WorkInvestNH grant application, the department shall provide written notice of acknowledgment to the entity who has submitted the application. (b) The commissioner or designee shall review the application in accordance with the purpose of the program es…

(a) If the commissioner approves an application, the department shall notify the applicant within 7 business days of the application having been approved. (b) If the commissioner does not approve an application, the department shall notify the applicant in writing of the specific…

In order to obtain the benefit of the grant, applicants shall enter into a fully executed contract with the department. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 404.18 New. #12960, INTERIM, eff 12-26-19, EXPIRED: 6-23-20 Amended by Volume XL Number 33, Filed August 13, 2020, Proposed by #130…

(a) Grant recipients under WorkInvestNH shall request reimbursement of training funds by completing and submitting the "WorkInvestNH TRAINING REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST" (NHES 0703 R-11/21) form. (b) The WorkInvestNH grant recipient shall submit the "WorkInvestNH TRAINING REIMBURSEMEN…

All requests for reimbursement shall be submitted within 30 business days of the completion date of the training. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 404.20 New. #12960, INTERIM, eff 12-26-19, EXPIRED: 6-23-20 Amended by Volume XL Number 33, Filed August 13, 2020, Proposed by #13074, Ef…

A WorkInvestNH grant recipient shall report to the department promptly upon determining that any portions of the dollars allocated for their grant will not be used. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 404.21 New. #12960, INTERIM, eff 12-26-19, EXPIRED: 6-23-20 Amended by Volume XL Numbe…

Failure to comply with the rules governing reimbursement of funds shall result in non-reimbursement until compliance is achieved. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 404.22 New. #12960, INTERIM, eff 12-26-19, EXPIRED: 6-23-20 Amended by Volume XL Number 33, Filed August 13, 2020, Propos…

(a) WorkInvestNH grant recipients shall evaluate training programs funded by the JTP by completing a training evaluation report survey as follows: (1) Providing the job training contract number; (2) Providing the entity's name, location and type of industry; (3) Providing the nam…

The public may obtain information regarding WorkInvestNH by contacting the department. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 404.24 New. #12960, INTERIM, eff 12-26-19, EXPIRED: 6-23-20 Amended by Volume XL Number 33, Filed August 13, 2020, Proposed by #13074, Effective 7/22/2020, Expires …

(a) To be eligible to receive WorkNowNH services, a beneficiary shall be: (1) Enrolled in the granite advantage health care program established under RSA 126-AA or any successor law; (2) Enrolled in the NH Medicaid Program; (3) Enrolled in the TANF program; or (4) Enrolled in the…

(a) A participant shall undergo an initial interview when the participant volunteers in WorkNowNH. The interview shall include an assessment of job skills, experience, and vocational interests using the occupational information network (O*NET) interest profiler or another assessm…

The department shall offer the following activities and services to participants: (a) Case management, vocational assessment, career planning, and job readiness services including referral for employment support services and direct job placement consistent with a participant's in…

(a) The department shall make referrals to participants for OJT opportunities with employers who are deemed to be in high need areas. (b) The department shall reimburse employers for training provided to participants in an OJT as follows: (1) Employers who hire and retain partici…

In the event of a determination of fraud committed by a party in the program, funding and services shall be terminated and such party shall be ineligible for future participation and subject to either prosecution pursuant to RSA 282-A:161 or required to make restitution pursuant …

(a) Claimants may elect to receive correspondence concerning their claims either by: (1) United States mail; or (2) By an e-mail advising that correspondence is available for viewing on the department's secure web site. (b) A claimant who wishes to elect to receive an e-mail advi…

(a) An individual claiming benefits for the first time online shall register with the New Hampshire Unemployment Insurance System (NHUIS) by going to the New Hampshire employment security homepage at www.nhes.nh.gov and choosing the prompt "File a Claim for Benefits" in order to …

Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 405.03 #9528, eff 8-17-09 Repealed by Volume XXXVIII Number 32, Filed August 9, 2018, Proposed by #12588, Effective 7/23/2018, Expires 7/23/2028.

(a) An employer or TPA who wishes to access employer or TPA account information for the first time online shall register with the New Hampshire Unemployment Insurance System (NHUIS) by going to the New Hampshire employment security homepage at www.nhes.nh.gov and choosing the pro…

Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 405.05 #9528, eff 8-17-09 Repealed by Volume XXXVIII Number 32, Filed August 9, 2018, Proposed by #12588, Effective 7/23/2018, Expires 7/23/2028.

Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 405.06 #9528, eff 8-17-09 Repealed by Volume XXXVIII Number 32, Filed August 9, 2018, Proposed by #12588, Effective 7/23/2018, Expires 7/23/2028.

The purpose of this part is to clarify the requirements for compliance with section 3 of the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010, H.R. 4213 effective July 22, 2010. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 406.01 #9761, EMERGENCY RULE, eff 7-26-10, EXPIRED: 1-24-11 The amended ve…

For purposes of this part, "eligible claimant" means an individual for which all of the following criteria are met: (a) Theindividual has been determined to be entitled to emergency unemployment compensation with respect to a benefit year; (b) That benefit year has expired on Jul…

A claim for a week of benefits by an "eligible claimant" shall be deemed to be a claim for emergency unemployment compensation, not regular compensation, until the exhaustion of all emergency unemployment compensation payable with respect to the benefit year referred to in Emp 40…

The purpose of this part is to allow eligible claimants to receive the maximum amount of unemployment compensation benefits to which they are entitled under the Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2010, H.R. 4213 effective July 22, 2010, and RSA 282-A:30, I.(d)(3)(C). Note…

RSA 282-A:30, I.(d)(3)(C)'s prohibition of the application of New Hampshire's "on" indicator for the state-federal extended benefit program when benefits are available under any federal unemployment program need not be applied at any time for which 100% federal funding is availab…

Compromise of an overpaid benefit account, which may not be fully waived under RSA 282-A:29, II, shall be considered under RSA 282-A:29, I. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 408.01 #10423, eff 9-27-13 The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Register Volume 34, Number 41, …

In response to a request to compromise an overpaid benefit account pursuant to RSA 282-A:29, I, the department shall recommend the total or partial compromise of any overpaid benefit account to the attorney general where such is determined to be in "the best interests of the stat…

(a) Following receipt of a request for compromise, the department shall provide written notice of acknowledgment to the debtor. (b) In the notice of acknowledgment, the debtor shall be provided with a copy of Emp 408 and given the opportunity to elect whether to have the request …

(a) There shall be a rebuttable presumption that it is in the "best interests of the state" to compromise a non-fraudoverpaid benefit account of state unemployment benefits in total if the debtor's household income is derived solely from the following sources:(1) Old Age Assistan…

To the extent that an overpayment is not compromised pursuant to Emp 408.04 above,the commissioner shall consider the factors in Emp 408.06 on a totality of the circumstances basis, and the presence or absence of one or more of the factors shall not be controlling. Notes N.H. Adm…

Factors to be considered in determining whether the total or partial compromise of an overpaid benefit account is in "the best interests of the state" for purposes of RSA 282-A:29, shall include whether: (a) The debtor has made an offer of partial payment that is reasonable relat…

(a) If the overpayment, which is the subject of the request for compromise, qualifies as an "overpayment debt" as defined in Emp 409.02(i), the department shall not consider a request for compromise until the individual has demonstrated throughdocumentation the individual's tax f…

The department shall provide the debtor with written notice of the department's decision on the request for compromise including the reasons for the decision. The notice shall inform the debtor of his or her right to request reconsideration by the Commissioner, and his or her rig…

(a) If the department makes a recommendation to deny the request for compromise in whole or in part, the debtor may submit a request for reconsideration by the Commissioner within 14 days of the date of the notice of the department's decision. The Commissioner's review shall be o…

An individual's request for compromise shall not stay the collection process including, without limitation, the offset of Federal tax refund payments under Emp 409. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 408.10 #10423, eff 9-27-13 The amended version of this section by New Hampshire Regist…

The purpose of this part is to address the requirements for offset of tax refund payments against unpaid benefit overpayments pursuant to 31 C.F.R. 285.8 and proper criteria for forbearance. Notes N.H. Admin. Code § Emp 409.01 #10424, eff 9-27-13 Amended by Number 24, Filed June …

For purposes of this part: (a) "Debt" means past-due, legally enforceable overpayment of unemployment compensation benefits plus penalties and interest; (b) "Department" means the department of employment security; (c) "Individual" means a person who owes a debt; (d) "Fiscal Serv…

(a) The department shall provide a written notification to the individual by U.S. mail, to the individual's last known address, informing the individual that the department intends to refer the debt for collection by federal tax refund offset and advising the individual of the in…

Upon satisfying the requirements of Emp 409.03, the department shall certify overpayment debts for tax refund offset with Fiscal Service in accordance with the procedures set forth in 31 C.F.R. 285.8, unless the department determines that forbearance is appropriate pursuant to Em…

(a) For any overpayment debt which is certified, or would otherwise be certified, pursuant to Emp 409.04, the department shall, to the extent it determines that offset of all or part of the federal tax refund will cause extreme financial hardship to the individual or a member of …