Section 282-B:2 - Definitions In this chapter:
I. "Child" has the same meaning as "son or daughter" in 29 U.S.C. section 2611(12).II. "Commissioner" means the commissioner of the department of employment security.III. "Department" means the department of employment security.IV. "Employer" has the same definition as relevant provisions of RSA 282-A:8, except as provided in RSA 282-A:9.V. "Employment" means wages paid for services by an employer that is covered by this chapter.VI. "Family and medical leave" means leave from work:(a) Because of the birth of a child of the employee, within the past 12 months;(b) Because of the placement of a child with the employee for adoption or fostering within the past 12 months;(c) Because of a serious health condition of a family member; or(d) Because of any qualifying exigency arising from foreign deployment with the armed forces, or to care for a service member with a serious injury or illness as permitted under the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, 29 U.S.C. section 2612(a)(1)(E) and 29 C.F.R. section 825.126(a)(1) through (8), as they existed on October 19, 2017, for family members as defined in paragraph VIII.(e) A serious health condition of the employee that isn't related to employment and their employer does not offer Short Term Disability insurance.VII. "Family and Medical Leave Act" means the federal Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993, Pub.L. 103-3, 29 U.S.C. section 2601 et seq.VIII. "Family member" means a child, a biological, adoptive, or foster parent, stepparent, or legal guardian of the child or the child's spouse or domestic partner, a biological, adoptive, or foster grandparent or step grandparent, or a spouse or domestic partner.IX. "FMLI" means family and medical leave insurance providing wage replacement benefits under specified conditions.X. "Individual Pool" means the pooled purchasing mechanism established in this chapter for the purpose of providing individual employees of employers who do not sponsor qualifying FMLI coverage the option to purchase such coverage on an individual basis.XI. "Serious health condition" means any illness covered by the federal family and medical leave act including treatment for addiction as prescribed by a treating clinician, consistent with American Society of Addiction Medicine criteria, as well as treatment for a mental health condition, consistent with American Psychiatric Association criteria.Added by 2021 , 91: 466, eff. 7/1/2021. 2021, 91 : 466 , eff. July 1, 2021.