State Employees' Ass'n of New Hampshire, Inc. v. State

This interlocutory transfer without ruling from the Superior Court (Cann, J.) poses the question whether employees of the New Hampshire Pari-Mutuel Commission who fill seasonal positions must normally work at least 37-1/2 hours each week in order to qualify under RSA 98-A:3 for the full benefits of permanent State employees. The answer is yes.

The issue turns on the application of several related sections of RSA chapter 98-A. Two sections of that statute deal with the provision of benefits to State employees who fill seasonal positions. See RSA 98-A:3, :6. In order to be eligible for benefits…