New Hampshire Employment Attorneys

At DearLegal, we connect you with experienced New Hampshire employment attorneys who handle NHLAD discrimination, wage, retaliation, and wrongful-termination claims for workers across Manchester, Nashua, Concord, and Portsmouth.

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How we match your New Hampshire employment case

When you submit a New Hampshire employment matter, we route it through a national network of independent partner firms and put it in front of the one that fits best — based on the kind of case it is, what it is likely to involve, where it has to be handled, and who has capacity to take it on now.

Case type

A employment matter needs someone who handles employment work day to day, not a generalist. Practice area is the first filter.

Size and complexity

Some firms are built for catastrophic injury and multi-party litigation; others resolve straightforward claims quickly. We weigh what your matter is likely to involve against how each firm actually works.

Jurisdiction and licensing

Your matter is decided under New Hampshire law, so it goes to an attorney licensed in New Hampshire who regularly appears where your case would be heard.

Capacity and fit

Availability, conflicts of interest and language all matter. If the best-fit firm cannot take your case, we route it to the next one that can — or tell you plainly when no one in the network is the right answer.

Every partner reviews your case for free. Injury and workers’ compensation matters are handled on contingency — no fee unless you win. Other matters are quoted upfront, before you commit to anything.

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DearLegal provides marketing and matching services and is not a law firm. Submitting a case does not create an attorney-client relationship. Matches depend on case type, jurisdiction and firm availability.

Exhibit A

What happens with an employment claim in New Hampshire

Day 0
Something happens at work.
A firing, demotion, missed pay, harassment, retaliation. Write down dates, names and what was said, and save emails and pay stubs before access disappears.
Within 24 hours
Tell us what happened.
Two minutes on this page. A New Hampshire employment attorney reviews it for free and, if it’s a fit, you’re matched within 24 hours.
Weeks 1–4
Your attorney builds the record.
Personnel file, pay records, texts, witness accounts, the handbook. Employers keep meticulous files; you need one too.
Months 1–3
Demand, or an agency charge.
Many New Hampshire employment claims start with a demand letter or a charge with the state agency or the EEOC. Your attorney picks the route that protects your deadlines.
Within 180 days
Suit is filed if it has to be.
New Hampshire gives 180 days for this step. Missing it can end the claim before it starts.
Resolution
Settlement or judgment.
You pay nothing along the way. The fee — typically 33% — comes only out of what’s recovered. If nothing is recovered, you owe nothing.

State Anti-Discrimination Statute: NHLAD
New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination (NHLAD), N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 354-A. Protected: race, color, religious creed, national origin, age, sex (incl. pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status.
Deadline to File Charge: 180 days
180 days to file with the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights (NHCHR). Work-share with EEOC.
At-Will Doctrine: At-will state
At-will state with public-policy exception (Cloutier v. Great A&P Tea Co., 1979). Statutory protections for workers' comp retaliation (RSA 281-A:42), whistleblower (RSA 275-E), jury duty, military service.
Non-Compete Enforceability: Reasonableness test
Reasonableness test on time, geography, scope, protectable interest. NH RSA 275:70 requires non-competes be disclosed before the prospective employee accepts the position. Healthcare professional non-competes require notice (RSA 329:31-a).
Minimum Wage & Overtime: $7.25
New Hampshire minimum wage tracks federal $7.25/hour (RSA 279). Overtime under federal FLSA. No state mandatory paid family/medical leave (voluntary Granite State PFML).
Typical attorney fee: 33%
33%–40% contingency — no fee unless you win

The New Hampshire Law Against Discrimination (NHLAD, N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 354-A) prohibits employment discrimination based on race, color, religious creed, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and marital status at employers with 6+ employees. Charges are filed with the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights (NHCHR) within 180 days. New Hampshire is at-will with a public-policy exception (Cloutier v. Great A&P Tea Co.). Non-competes are evaluated under a reasonableness test; healthcare professional non-competes require notice (RSA 329:31-a). Non-competes also require advance disclosure under RSA 275:70 (must be presented to prospective employees before they accept). New Hampshire minimum wage tracks federal $7.25/hour. New Hampshire has no state paid sick or family leave but operates a voluntary Paid Family and Medical Leave program (Granite State Paid Family Leave Plan).

Exhibit B

When to call an employment attorney in New Hampshire

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Exhibit C

Employment cases we take in New Hampshire

Which one is closest to yours?

Race and national-origin discrimination

NHLAD and Title VII.

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Exhibit D

How much do New Hampshire employment attorneys cost?

Sample settlement statement

New Hampshire · Employment

Recovery$100,000

Attorney fee · 33%− $33,000

Case costs (advanced by firm)repaid at the end

To you$67,000

Due today$0

Try a different recovery$100,000

$5,000$3,000,000

Illustrative only. Your fee terms are set in a written agreement with your attorney and may include costs and expenses regardless of outcome.

Most New Hampshire employment attorneys work on contingency: the fee is a share of what they recover, and nothing if they don’t.

New Hampshire employment attorneys work on contingency or hybrid arrangements — typically 33%–40% of recovery. NHLAD, NH Wage Statute, NH Whistleblower Protection Act, and federal employment statutes shift attorney fees to the employer when the worker prevails.

A good attorney walks through every number at your free consultation — before you sign anything.

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Exhibit E

What your New Hampshire employment compensation can include

A New Hampshire employment recovery is built from several parts. Tap one to see what it covers.

Back Pay

Lost wages and benefits from termination to judgment under NHLAD and federal law. Uncapped.

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Exhibit F

New Hampshire employment questions, answered

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File with the New Hampshire Commission for Human Rights (NHCHR) within 180 days. NHCHR has a work-share with the EEOC.

Race, color, religious creed, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, and marital status. NHLAD has broader coverage than federal Title VII.

Sometimes. New Hampshire applies a reasonableness test on time, geography, scope, and protectable interest. RSA 275:70 requires that non-competes be disclosed before the prospective employee accepts the position. Healthcare professional non-competes have additional notice requirements.

New Hampshire's minimum wage tracks the federal FLSA at $7.25/hour.

Not a mandatory state program. The Granite State Paid Family Leave Plan is a voluntary program offered through MetLife, with state-funded benefits for state employees and tax credits for participating private employers.

No. RSA 281-A:42 prohibits retaliation for workers' comp claims.

Not without legal review. NHLAD and federal claims often remain valuable. ADEA releases (40+) require 21 days to consider and 7-day revocation.

Employment attorneys by city in New Hampshire

Same New Hampshire rules and the same attorneys — with what’s local to each city.

Other case types in New Hampshire

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Animal Incident attorneysNew Hampshire has a strict-liability dog-bite law — the owner pays for unprovoked bites without proof of viciousness.

Business Dispute attorneysNH enforces reasonable non-competes — and the New Hampshire Supreme Court has set the modern reasonableness factors.

Car Accident attorneysNH is the only state that doesn’t require auto liability insurance — but financial responsibility laws still apply, and most drivers carry coverage anyway.

Consumer Protection attorneysThe NH Consumer Protection Act allows actual damages, double or triple damages for willful violations, and attorney fees.

Criminal Defense attorneysNH’s sentencing rules and habitual-offender enhancements make plea positioning critical from arraignment.

Defective Product attorneysNew Hampshire holds manufacturers strictly liable for defective products — and a 12-year outer time limit cuts off older claims.

Family Law attorneysNH is an equitable-distribution state — and the no-fault ground of “irreconcilable differences” governs most modern divorces.

Immigration attorneysNH cases are heard in the Boston Immigration Court (MA, serves NH) — and growing immigrant populations in Manchester and Nashua drive case volume.

Lemon Law attorneysThe NH Lemon Law covers new vehicles within 2 years/24,000 miles — and the manufacturer pays attorney fees if you prevail.

Medical Malpractice attorneysNH med-mal claims require expert testimony — and the recently restored damages caps remain under constitutional challenge.

Personal Injury attorneysA 3-year filing deadline and a bar on recovery if you’re more than half at fault frame every NH PI case.

Slip and Fall attorneysNH premises liability turns on notice and reasonableness — and the natural-accumulation rule limits some weather-related claims, though the state supreme court has refined it.

Social Security Disability attorneysNH SSA hearing office in Manchester processes moderate volumes — First Circuit precedent shapes federal review.

Workers’ Compensation attorneysNH workers’ comp runs through the state Department of Labor — and benefits are 60% of average weekly wage up to a state cap.

New Hampshire Employment Attorneys

How we match your New Hampshire employment case

Case type

Size and complexity

Jurisdiction and licensing

Capacity and fit

What happens with an employment claim in New Hampshire

Something happens at work.

Tell us what happened.

Your attorney builds the record.

Demand, or an agency charge.

Suit is filed if it has to be.

Settlement or judgment.

When to call an employment attorney in New Hampshire

Employment cases we take in New Hampshire

Race and national-origin discrimination

Sex, pregnancy, gender identity, and LGBTQ+ discrimination

Age discrimination

Disability discrimination and accommodation

Religious discrimination and accommodation

Retaliation and whistleblower

Wage and hour (NH + FLSA)

Independent-contractor misclassification

FMLA leave issues

Wrongful termination (public-policy)

Hostile work environment

Non-compete defense

How much do New Hampshire employment attorneys cost?

What your New Hampshire employment compensation can include

Back Pay

Front Pay

Compensatory Damages

Punitive Damages

Liquidated Damages

Attorney Fees and Costs

New Hampshire employment questions, answered

Employment attorneys by city in New Hampshire

Other case types in New Hampshire

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