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1/17/2012	Mileage Reimbursement Rate
Mileage reimbursement payable under RSA 281-A:23 - Medical, Hospital and Remedial Care remains the same at 55.5 cents for all miles incurred on or after January 1, 2012. See Mileage Rates

6/24/2011	July 1 Comp Rate Changes
To view Workers' Compensation Updates effective July 1, 2011 click on Workers' Compensation Updates. To view Compensation Rates, click on Compensation Rate and to view the state average weekly wages, click on State Avg Weekly Wages

4/12/2011	Business Outreach Session in Claremont on April 29
Governor Lynch and the Governor's Jobs Cabinet has scheduled a Commissioners' Regional Business Outreach session for Friday, April 29th at 7:30 a.m. in the Puksta Library at the River Valley Community College, located at 1 College Drive, Claremont. This two-hour session is the result of feedback from recent Governor's Jobs Cabinet Roundtables that were held throughout the state. Many business owners had expressed an interest in learning more about the free services offered by state government as well as to have a forum to ask questions that would help their companies grow and thrive in the Granite State. Brief presentations by each of our commissioners will be given, as well as a chance to meet with the commissioners and their staff members one-on-one following the event. Check the following link for further details Business Outreach . To pre-register, please RSVP to Pat Salvucci by April 27th. For additional details, please call Pat at 271-3171.

2/8/2011	Changes to the Computation of After Tax Earnings
When computing workers' compensation benefits it is sometimes necessary to determine the "after-tax earnings" of a worker under RSA 281-A:15,IV, Part of that determination involves computing Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) deductions, which have recently changed. Starting January 1, 2011, the employee's deduction for Social Security has been reduced to 4.2% from 6.2%, meaning the total FICA amount has been reduced to 5.65% from 7.65%

1/27/2011	Business Outreach Session in Concord on Feb 11
Governor Lynch and the Governor's Jobs Cabinet has scheduled a Commissioners' Regional Business Outreach session for Friday, February 11th at 7:30 a.m. at Grappone Hall at the New Hampshire Technical Institute. This two-hour session is the result of feedback from recent Governor's Jobs Cabinet Roundtables that were held throughout the state. Many business owners had expressed an interest in learning more about the free services offered by state government as well as to have a forum to ask questions that would help their companies grow and thrive in the Granite State. Brief presentations by each of our commissioners will be given, as well as a chance to meet with the commissioners and their staff members one-on-one following the event. Check the following link for further details Business Outreach . To pre-register, please RSVP to Pat Salvucci by February 9th. For additional details, please call Pat at 271-3171.