File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire. Workers’ compensation insurance is required from the first employee, full or part time, and should be in place before the hire. Report each new hire to Employment Security within 20 days.
Checked Oct 21, 2026 against the agency’s page.
Step 6 of 6: Before the first hire
1Set up the business
2Register for tax
3Approve the space
4Get the permits for your kind of business
5Alcohol permits
6Before the first hire
Issued by New Hampshire Employment Security; New Hampshire Department of Labor.
Sources and dates
Employment Security employer claims and taxes pages and tax rate chart; Employment Security business compliance page (new hire reporting); Department of Labor workers’ compensation pages (RSA 281-A). Checked against the agency’s page on the date shown; cities add their own fees.
Questions about opening here.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
Yes. File the Employer Status Report within 30 days of first paying wages in New Hampshire.
New Hampshire Employment Security; New Hampshire Department of Labor.
Step 6 of 6, before the first hire. The steps before it: set up the business, register for tax, approve the space, get the permits for your kind of business and alcohol permits.
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