New Hampshire § 279-28 - Section 279:28 Penalties.

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§ 279-28. Section 279:28 Penalties.

I. [Repealed.] II. Any employer or the officer or agent of any corporation who pays or agrees to pay to any employee less than the rates applicable to such employee under the statutory minimum wage shall be guilty of a misdemeanor if a natural person, or guilty of a felony if any other person. Each week in any day of which such employee is paid less than the rate applicable to him under the statutory minimum wage and each employee so paid less shall constitute a separate offense. III. Any employer or the officer or agent of any corporation who fails to keep the records required hereunder, or refuses to permit the commissioner or his authorized representative to enter his place of business, or fails to furnish such records to the commissioner or his authorized representative upon request shall be guilty of a violation if a natural person, or guilty of a misdemeanor if any other person. Each day of such failure to keep the records requested hereunder or to furnish the same to the commissioner or his authorized representative shall constitute a separate offense.

Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 279-28 ("Section 279:28 Penalties.") is part of the New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, the codified statutory law of New Hampshire. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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