New Hampshire § 281-A-18 - Section 281-A:18 Contractor's Liability for Subcontractors.
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§ 281-A-18. Section 281-A:18 Contractor's Liability for Subcontractors.
A contractor who subcontracts all or any part of a contract shall bear the liability of the subcontractor of that contract for the payment of compensation under this chapter to the employees of the subcontractor, unless the subcontractor has secured the payment of compensation as provided for in this chapter. Any contractor who shall become liable for compensation under this section may recover the amount of the compensation paid and necessary expenses from the subcontractor. For the purposes of this section, a contractor shall be defined as provided in RSA 281-A:2, III or as a person or organization which contracts with another to have work performed consisting of the removal, excavation or drilling of soil, rock or minerals, or the cutting or removal of timber from land and work done in connection with and in or about the area of such cutting or removal, other than the owner of the land containing such soil, rock or minerals or timber. For the purposes of this section, a subcontractor shall be defined as provided in RSA 281-A:2, IV and shall include a subcontractor of a contractor as defined in this section.
Source: official New Hampshire text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 281-A-18 ("Section 281-A:18 Contractor's Liability for Subcontractors.") 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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